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01/29/2026, 5:08 am EST
In South America, several weather hazards are indicated in the GFS 10-day precipitation outlook. Developing heavy rains last through the next 10 days east of Paraguay to the Southeast Brazil Coast. Meanwhile, Northern Argentina is dry and extremely hot through 10 days. The exception is an area of heavy thunderstorms in Central Argentina during the 6-10-day period.
01/28/2026, 9:07 am EST
Well-documented is the cold influence on North America and Eurasia climate by an ongoing intense negative arctic oscillation (-AO). Additionally, -AO has inspired a vigorous Southern Europe storm track most recently associated with Winter Storm “Kristin” and effects on Portugal and Spain. -AO continues well into February maintaining the energetic Southern Europe storm track.
01/26/2026, 3:54 pm EST
The MJO was the catalyst to the aerial coverage and intensity of the January 24-25 weekend storm. The event also caused the East Pacific equatorial region to warm. Effective this week, oceanic La Nina has ended as all Nino SSTA regions have shifted to neutral phase.
01/25/2026, 6:17 am EST
The latest snowfall forecast indicates 18-24 inches of snow from Albany to Boston today and Monday. 10-18 inches of snow extends from Ohio across Pennsylvania. Amounts are cut back Maryland and southward due to sleet and freezing rain. The core of major ice accretion stretches from Eastern Louisiana to Kentucky, the Southern Appalachians, and Raleigh to Richmond.
01/24/2026, 10:02 am EST
Winter Storm Warnings have reached the Atlantic Coast and extend westward across Texas and the Southern Great Plains. Ice Storm Warnings remain in effect from East Texas to Tennessee and Northern Georgia across the western half of South Carolina and Southwestern North Carolina.
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High Wind Event This Weekend Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Coast
A larger concern for the Northeast Corridor Coast this weekend is high wind propelling high sea conditions as the offshore system produces hurricane force wind with 50-60 MPH gusts reaching the coast and 40+ mph away from the coast.
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Southern U.S. Drought Ends if El Nino Forms in 2026
The U.S. Drought Monitor reveals widespread dry-to-drought conditions across the U.S. biased toward the South and Southeast U.S. due to the La Nina climate. About 68% of the U.S. are observing dry-to-drought conditions although D2-D4 severe drought is observed by only 3% of the U.S. Nino34 SSTA forecasts are aggressively indicating El Nino ahead for 2026. If so, the Southern U.S. shifts wetter and long-term drought eases or ends.







