Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

This is a look at snowfall through mid-winter for several U.S. cities. Chicago is running below normal, but the frequency of snow is actually near normal. Storm track dictates a lot of this, and is why Paducah, KY has seen more snow than locally, but why Chicago has had more than Denver!

The second graphic is a research-based index from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center that objectively quantifies winter's severity using cold, snow, and snow depth. Thus far for Chicago, this index indicates winter's cumulative effects are near average. The two weeks of cold from the end of 2017 into the first week of this year particularly stand out.

For Rockford, IL, total snowfall through January 18 was 10.8". This is 8.4" below the normal of 19.2" usually seen through mid-January.

For more, please visit our local climate page.

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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Look at Winter Through its Midpoint