U.S. Gas Population Weight HDD: Coldest Since 2013-14 and 11th Coldest of this Century
03/04/2025, 4:24 am EST
High Impact/High Windstorm Later This Week Great Plains
03/09/2025, 2:35 pm EDT
Charts of the day: Next week’s storms and below normal heating demand.
Discussion: Next week, 2 major storms are forecast across the eastern half of the U.S. featuring 4-8 inches of snow with high wind creating blizzard conditions across the North-central U.S. and a flooding rain/severe weather outbreak for the Mid-south States both events late next week into the weekend. Meanwhile, the U.S. heating demand forecast stays below normal in March.
Medium-range 6-10 Day Forecast Valid March 12-16, 2025 (24-hour change)
Discussion: New York/New England are cold early period followed by sweeping mild southwesterly winds mid-to-late period. The West U.S. chill remains but less boldly than yesterday’s forecast.
Medium-range 11-15 Day Forecast Valid March 17-21, 2025 (24-hour change)
Discussion: Western Canadian chill fades while residual chill remains in the West. The Central U.S. could be briefly colder than indicated while the Northeast is mostly quite mild. The East forecast trend is warmer.
U.S. Medium-range Precipitation Forecast
Discussion: Heavy rain and snow are centered on California in the 6-10-day period while a late season blizzard affects the Upper Midwest and severe storms strike the Southeast. In the 11-15-day period, the storm track is centered on the East States.
Days 16-20 Extended range Temperature Forecast valid March 22-26, 2025
Discussion: A cold Canada/Warm U.S. pattern is forecast for later this month.