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02/26/2026, 12:09 pm EST

Extreme Rainfall in Australia during February 2026

Prohibitive rain has drenched Central and South-central Australia in February. Parts of northeastern New south Wales and interior Western Australia were drier than normal.
02/25/2026, 8:15 am EST

MJO Supports Warm Expansion of the U.S. Pattern

Eastward shifting of the Madden Julian oscillation from north of Australia to The Dateline over the next 2 weeks is increasingly likely and with intensity which will promote expansion of the warm U.S. pattern eventually including the snowbound Northeast U.S. The Central/East-central U.S. turn wet!
02/22/2026, 1:26 pm EST

Northeast U.S. Blizzard; High Wind/Coastal Flooding/Widespread Power Outages

Focus is on the Northeast Corridor blizzard, the first widespread blizzard since January 2022. Blizzard Warnings extend from the Mid-Atlantic Coast to east and south portions of New England. The culprit is a coastal storm developing east-southeast of Norfolk, VA early this afternoon drifting slowly northeastward as a “bomb cyclone” with a central pressure near 970 MB south of Nantucket tomorrow at dawn.
02/20/2026, 5:24 am EST

SUN/MON Northeast Coastal Storm Could Produce Blizzard Conditions

Given the low-pressure forecasts, high wind is a major issue with the SUN/MON Northeast Coastal storm. Utilizing the aggressive GFS forecast, wind gusts in the 45-65 mph range should be expected Sunday evening on the Mid-Atlantic Coast extending inland to I-95. By late Monday morning, wind gusts approach hurricane force across southeastern Massachusetts. High wind and heavy snow combination could produce blizzard conditions.