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  • Yellow weather warning issued as heavy rain set to hit Scotland this weekend

    The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland this weekend, with heavy rain expected to cause localised flooding and travel disruption

    The wet weather is set to continue this weekend, with the Met Office issuing a new yellow warning for rain across parts of Scotland. The weather warning is in place from 10pm on Saturday February 7, until 9am on Sunday February 8. Forecasters warn that the heavy rainfall could lead to travel disruption and localised flooding in affected areas.

    The warning specifically covers eastern Scotland, including parts of Perth and Kinross, Angus, and Aberdeen. Rainfall is expected to reach 10-15mm across lower-lying areas, while higher ground could see 25-30mm. Residents and travellers in these regions are advised to take extra care as flooding is expected.

    The Met Office issued a statement, saying: “Further rain will fall over eastern Scotland onto already saturated ground which may cause further disruption and localised flooding. 10-15mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely with 25-30mm over higher ground.

    “This rainfall will combine with melting of lying snow which will further add to to the flood risk and saturation of the ground.”

    With the warning in place, the Met Office and local authorities are urging people to take practical precautions to stay safe. Check whether your property could be at risk of flooding, and if so, consider preparing a flood plan and keeping an emergency flood kit handy.

    An emergency flood kit can include a torch, first aid kit, warm and waterproof clothing as well as a power bank. Additionally people can put important documents in waterproof bags to reduce damage and use sandbags in the event of rising water.

    People who are planning to travel during the rain warning should review travel plans before setting off, making sure road conditions are safe before driving or consulting bus and train timetables to ensure they are running smoothly. Even short trips could be affected by localised flooding or waterlogged roads.

    Additionally power cuts are possible during heavy rain and flooding, so it’s wise to be prepared. Gather torches and spare batteries, a mobile phone power pack and any other essential items you might need if the electricity goes out.

    For football fans, the weather warning brings disappointment with the rainy weather affecting matches. Dundee United’s match at home to The Spartans was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch as heavy rain battered the city on Saturday.

    The club said the decision to postpone the fifth-round tie in the Scottish Cup had been made in the interests of player safety.

    Meanwhile the Scottish cup tie between Aberdeen and Motherwell, which was due to take place on Saturday, was called off yesterday.

    That call came just days after Aberdeen‘s home pitch failed an inspection and was deemed unplayable for the visit of Celtic in league action. Dundee’s match at home to Motherwell was also postponed on Wednesday as a result of the weather.

    What should I expect?

    • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
    • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
    • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely

    Regions and local authorities affected:

    Central, Tayside & Fife

    Grampian

    Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

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  • Wonderful Weekend Weather | February 7th Forecast

    Wonderful Weekend Weather | February 7th Forecast

    LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE THIS MORNING THOUGH A CRISP AND COOL START. SO YOU’LL NEED THOSE JACKETS STILL THIS MORNING. BUT OVERALL A WONDERFUL DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. RIGHT NOW WE’RE IN THE LOW 50S IN OCALA AS WELL AS IN LEESBURG, ORLANDO ALSO THE LOW 50S AS WELL. I DO BELIEVE THESE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW MORE DEGREES JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK, SO WE’LL DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40S AND COASTAL AREAS. YOU’RE ALREADY IN THE 40S AT 46 RIGHT NOW IN PALM COAST. SO THESE TEMPERATURES THAT WE’RE SEEING AND FEELING THIS MORNING, A HUGE IMPROVEMENT ALREADY FROM YESTERDAY. FRIDAY WAS A FRIGID START. RIGHT NOW WE’RE ABOUT 12 TO 25 DEGREES WARMER THAN WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY. SO IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE COLD TEMPERATURES, WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S FOR INLAND AREAS ALONG THE COAST WITH THAT ONSHORE WIND LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON, HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE MIDDLE 60S. AND WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A REINFORCING FRONT THAT’S GOING TO ROLL THROUGH TODAY. THAT’S GOING TO BRING ACTUALLY EVEN COLDER AIR COME SUNDAY MORNING. SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWING CLEAR AND DRY SKIES OUT TODAY. SO A WONDERFUL DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. ALTHOUGH AGAIN WE’RE ONLY GOING TO SEE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SO IF YOU’RE NOT A BIG FAN OF THE COOLER TEMPERATURES, DON’T WORRY. TRANSITION IS ON THE WAY. SO WE DO HAVE A DRY FRONT THAT WILL BE ARRIVING TODAY, AND THIS IS GOING TO BRING IN SOME EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY MORNING. BUT WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING LIKE WHAT WE SAW ON FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH. SO BIG HEADS UP ON THAT. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 30S AND 40S. BUT IN THE AFTERNOON WE’RE LOOKING AT COMFORTABLE SUNSHINE. SO SUNDAY MORNING WE COULD SEE FROST AGAIN FOR AREAS UP NORTH AND WEST OF ORLANDO, INCLUDING UP IN MARION COUNTY AND SUMTER COUNTIES, WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND RIGHT AROUND THE MID 30S. WHEN WE HAVE THE MID 30S, WE COULD SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST. SO AREAS BASICALLY SHADED YOU SEE IN TURQUOISE 37 TOMORROW MORNING, WEBSTER, 34, IN CITRA AND RIGHT NEAR FREEZING OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING IN WEIRSDALE. WE’RE LOOKING AT UPPER 30S UP NORTH IN FLAGLER COUNTY, AS WELL AS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY. SO AGAIN, THESE AREAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FROST OVERNIGHT. LAKE COUNTY, UPPER 30S AS WELL. AND THEN TOMORROW MORNING THE METRO WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 40S. SO 40S ARE NOT GOING TO BE COLD ENOUGH FOR FROST TO DEVELOP FOR ORLANDO METRO AND SOUTH. TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE’LL SEE THOSE HIGHS UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S, GORGEOUS WEATHER AND THEN WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL THAT IS GOING TO KEEP US DRY. WE ARE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY AS THIS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY, BRINGING MORE OF A SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY WARM UP QUITE A BIT BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY REFLECTED AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CENTRAL FLORIDA’S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. IT ALSO MEANS THINGS WILL BE DRY, SO NO SIGN OF RAIN IN SIGHT, AT LEAST THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEK. NEXT WEEK, THE WORKWEEK. THERE COULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS COME SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OF NEXT WEEK, BUT RIGHT NOW WE’RE REALLY NOT IN TWO OF THE TIMING OF THAT. SO UNFORTUNATELY, NO RAIN IN SIGHT, BUT

    Wonderful Weekend Weather | February 7th Forecast

    Wonderful Weekend Weather | February 7th Forecast

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  • Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction on Groundhog Day 2026

    Punxsutawney Phil made his yearly prediction in Pennsylvania early Monday morning, with the iconic groundhog seeing his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter, according to tradition.

    What Is Groundhog Day and Why Do We Celebrate It?

    Groundhog Day has been observed in the U.S. since at least February 2, 1886, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explained on its website. Originating in Punxsutawney, with the now‑iconic groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, the custom eventually spread nationwide.

    As explained by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Groundhog Day traces its origins to Candlemas, a Christian observance on February 2 when people brought candles to church to be blessed for protection through the rest of winter.

    Over time, Candlemas took on a weather‑forecasting role, reflected in an old English rhyme predicting winter’s length based on the day’s conditions. When the tradition spread to Germany, the lore added an animal: if a hedgehog saw its shadow on Candlemas, six more weeks of winter would follow.

    German settlers later brought this tradition to America, where hedgehogs were replaced by local hibernating animals—ultimately giving rise to the modern Groundhog Day celebrated in Punxsutawney.

    How Accurate Are Punxsutawney Phil’s Predictions?

    According to past analysis by the NOAA, Punxsutawney Phil is far from the most accurate furry forecaster. In fact, the agency only rated Phil as the 17th-most accurate in 2024.

    In first place that year was New York’s Staten Island Chuck, also known as Charles G. Hogg, who was given a very impressive 85 percent accuracy rating.

    Coming in close second was General Beauregard Lee, hailing from Weathering Heights, a groundhog-sized mansion in Jackson, Georgia—with 80 percent accuracy.

    The NOAA awarded third place to Lander Lil, the prairie dog statue located in Wyoming, with 75 percent accuracy.

    As for Punxsutawney Phil, the agency gave him just a 35 percent accuracy rating.

    “Although he is not the most accurate seasonal prognosticator, we would be remiss not to honor the longest-running weather-forecasting groundhog in the United States, Punxsutawney Phil,” the NOAA said. “A beloved national celebrity, legend has it that he has been prophesying when spring would arrive from his burrow on Gobler’s Knob since 1887.”

    It added: “How has he lived for so long? The answer is simple… the ‘groundhog nog’ fed to him each fall at Punxsutawney’s annual Groundhog Picnic!”

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  • Groundhog Day puts Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast about winter’s length in spotlight

    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — It’s already been a long, cold winter across much of the United States, and on Monday, Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers will announce whether the weather-predicting groundhog says there’s more of the same to come.

    When Phil is said to have seen his shadow upon emergence from a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, that’s considered a forecast for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, an early spring is said to be on the way.

    Tens of thousands of people will be on hand at Gobbler’s Knob for the annual ritual that goes back more than a century, with ties to ancient farming traditions in Europe. Punxsutawney’s festivities have grown considerably since the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray.

    Last year’s announcement was six more weeks of winter, by far Phil’s more common assessment and not much of a surprise during the first week of February. His top-hatted handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club insist Phil’s “groundhogese” of winks, purrs, chatters and nods are being interpreted when they relate the meterological marmot’s muses about the days ahead.

    Phil isn’t the only animal being consulted for long-term weather forecasts Monday. There are formal and informal Groundhog Day events in many places in the U.S., Canada and beyond.

    Groundhog Day falls on Feb. 2, the midpoint between the shortest, darkest day of the year on the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It’s a time of year that also figures in the Celtic calendar and the Christian holiday of Candlemas.

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    Scolforo reported from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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  • Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter

    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.

    His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.

    What You Need To Know

    • Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather

    • Phil’s annual prediction occurred shortly after dawn Monday outside his tree stump in Gobbler’s Knob

    • Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 comes at the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox

    The news was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from the tens of thousands who braved temperatures in the single-digits Fahrenheit to await the annual prognostication. The extreme cold kept the crowd bundled up and helped keep people on the main stage dancing.

    Usually guests can come up on stage and take pictures of Phil after his prediction, but this year the announcer said it was too cold for that and his handlers were afraid to keep him out too long. Instead, the audience was asked to come to the stage, turn around and “do a selfie.”

    The club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it’s six more weeks of winter. Phil tends to predict a longer winter far more often than an early spring.

    The annual ritual goes back more than a century, with ties to ancient farming traditions in Europe. Punxsutawney’s festivities have grown considerably since the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray.

    Lisa Gibson was at her 10th Groundhog Day, wearing a lighted hat that resembled the tree stump from which Phil emerges shortly after daybreak.

    “Oh man, it just breaks up the doldrums of winter,” said Gibson, accompanied by her husband — dressed up as Elvis Presley — and teenage daughter. “It’s like Halloween and New Year’s Eve all wrapped up into one holiday.”

    Gibson, a resident of Pittsburgh, had been rooting for Phil to not see his shadow.

    Rick Siger, Pennsylvania’s secretary of community and economic development, said the outdoor thermometer in his vehicle read 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 15 degrees Celsius) on his way to Gobbler’s Knob.

    “I think it’s just fun — folks having a good time,” said Siger, attending his fourth straight Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney. “It brings people together at a challenging time. It is a unifying force that showcases the best of Pennsylvania, the best of Punxsutawney, this area.”

    Last year’s announcement was six more weeks of winter, by far Phil’s more common assessment and not much of a surprise during the first week of February. His top-hatted handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club insist Phil’s “groundhogese” of winks, purrs, chatters and nods are being interpreted when they relate the meteorological marmot’s muses about the days ahead.

    AccuWeather’s chief long-range weather expert, meteorologist Paul Pastelok, said early Monday some clouds moved into Punxsutawney overnight, bringing flurries he called “microflakes.”

    Pastelok said the coming week will remain cold, with below-average temperatures in the eastern United States.

    Phil isn’t the only animal being consulted for long-term weather forecasts Monday. There are formal and informal Groundhog Day events in many places in the U.S., Canada and beyond.

    Groundhog Day falls on Feb. 2, the midpoint between the shortest, darkest day of the year on the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It’s a time of year that also figures in the Celtic calendar and the Christian holiday of Candlemas.

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  • Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter

    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.

    His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania.

    What You Need To Know

    • Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather

    • Phil’s annual prediction occurred shortly after dawn Monday outside his tree stump in Gobbler’s Knob

    • Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 comes at the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox

    The news was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from the tens of thousands who braved temperatures in the single-digits Fahrenheit to await the annual prognostication. The extreme cold kept the crowd bundled up and helped keep people on the main stage dancing.

    Usually guests can come up on stage and take pictures of Phil after his prediction, but this year the announcer said it was too cold for that and his handlers were afraid to keep him out too long. Instead, the audience was asked to come to the stage, turn around and “do a selfie.”

    The club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it’s six more weeks of winter. Phil tends to predict a longer winter far more often than an early spring.

    The annual ritual goes back more than a century, with ties to ancient farming traditions in Europe. Punxsutawney’s festivities have grown considerably since the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray.

    Lisa Gibson was at her 10th Groundhog Day, wearing a lighted hat that resembled the tree stump from which Phil emerges shortly after daybreak.

    “Oh man, it just breaks up the doldrums of winter,” said Gibson, accompanied by her husband — dressed up as Elvis Presley — and teenage daughter. “It’s like Halloween and New Year’s Eve all wrapped up into one holiday.”

    Gibson, a resident of Pittsburgh, had been rooting for Phil to not see his shadow.

    Rick Siger, Pennsylvania’s secretary of community and economic development, said the outdoor thermometer in his vehicle read 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 15 degrees Celsius) on his way to Gobbler’s Knob.

    “I think it’s just fun — folks having a good time,” said Siger, attending his fourth straight Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney. “It brings people together at a challenging time. It is a unifying force that showcases the best of Pennsylvania, the best of Punxsutawney, this area.”

    Last year’s announcement was six more weeks of winter, by far Phil’s more common assessment and not much of a surprise during the first week of February. His top-hatted handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club insist Phil’s “groundhogese” of winks, purrs, chatters and nods are being interpreted when they relate the meteorological marmot’s muses about the days ahead.

    AccuWeather’s chief long-range weather expert, meteorologist Paul Pastelok, said early Monday some clouds moved into Punxsutawney overnight, bringing flurries he called “microflakes.”

    Pastelok said the coming week will remain cold, with below-average temperatures in the eastern United States.

    Phil isn’t the only animal being consulted for long-term weather forecasts Monday. There are formal and informal Groundhog Day events in many places in the U.S., Canada and beyond.

    Groundhog Day falls on Feb. 2, the midpoint between the shortest, darkest day of the year on the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It’s a time of year that also figures in the Celtic calendar and the Christian holiday of Candlemas.

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  • NorCal forecast: Dry days ahead with foggy mornings, sunny afternoons

    Northern California forecast: Dry days ahead with foggy mornings, sunny afternoons

    Monday will once again start with patchy fog in the valley and lower foothills.

    IS WAY MORE RELIABLE THAN THE 35%. BUT YOU KNOW, IT’S A FUN KIND OF LIKE TRADITION THAT THEY HAVE THERE ON THE EAST COAST. BUT YEAH, STILL STILL A LONG WAYS AWAY FROM SPRING. STILL. WELL, LET ME CHECK MY SHADOW. I DON’T HAVE ONE HERE, JUST A REFLECTION COUNT. THESE DARN STUDIO LIGHTS. WELL, I GUESS WE’RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO USE SCIENCE, RIGHT? THIS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER DOES. AND THEY’VE CERTAINLY USED THAT CLIMATE DATA AND ALGORITHMS TO PREDICT THAT THIS NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO BE COOLER FOR THE EAST COAST, COOLER THAN NORMAL. AND ON THE WEST COAST. WELL, WE’VE GOT THE WARMTH IS GOING TO FEEL LIKE WINTER IS COMING TO AN END. AS FOR RAIN NOT DOING TOO GOOD EITHER. THIS UPCOMING MONTH IS FORECAST TO BE DRIER THAN A NORMAL FEBRUARY, ACCORDING TO THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER. AND THAT’S BECAUSE WE’VE HAD BACK TO BACK AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT’S JUST STALLED OVER THE WEST COAST, INCLUDING ONE NOW WE HAVE ONE THAT’S MOVING IN AND THAT’S GOING TO STRENGTHEN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. WE MIGHT GET SOME CLOUDS SNEAK IN AT THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND. IT’S NOT UNTIL CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY. SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE. SO DRY WEEK AHEAD. FOGGY VALLEY MORNINGS, WIDESPREAD AND DENSE AT TIMES. EXPECT THAT FOG LAYER TO LIFT AROUND MIDDAY TO NOON. AFTERNOON SUN AND CLOUDS, AND IT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM IN THE VALLEY AND EVEN WARMER WEATHER UPHILL IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE SIERRA. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE SITTING IN BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE, SO WE HAVE THIS NORTH WIND THAT’S KEEPING FOG DEVELOPMENT AWAY FOR THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IS GREAT IN THE VALLEY RIGHT NOW, AND THE WINDS ARE STILL NOTICEABLE IN STOCKTON MODESTO THAT BREEZE STILL ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH AND THEY’RE GOING TO STICK AROUND TOMORROW. THEY’LL BE MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE VALLEY. WILLIAMS AND WINTERS. YOU’LL NOTICE A NICE LIGHT BREEZE TOMORROW, AND THAT’S GOING TO LIMIT FOG DEVELOPMENT IN THE MORNING. IT WILL STILL BE PATCHY WHEN WE WAKE UP FOR YOUR MONDAY MORNING, BUT THAT FOG SHOULDN’T LAST AS LONG AS IT HAS BEEN AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALLOWED TO WARM INTO THE MID 60S ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY TOMORROW. SAME STORY IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. A LITTLE MORNING FOG TURNING INTO FULL SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. A LOT OF SUN IN THE DELTA IN THE BAY AREA, 67 IN SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, JUST A DEGREE SHY OF 70 DEGREES. IT’S GOING TO BE A NICE DAY IN THE FOOTHILLS TO GO ON A HIKE, DO ANYTHING OUTDOORS AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S IN THE SIERRA, 50S IN TRUCKEE AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, WARMING INTO THE LOW 60S IN POLLOCK PINES, ARNOLD AND YOSEMITE. LOOKING OUT TO YOUR NEXT SEVEN DAYS? STILL NO RAIN DROPS ON THERE, JUST PATCHY MORNING FOG AND THEN TEMPERATURES WARMING IN THE 60S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE SIERRA CRUISING IN THE MID 50S ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY SUNDAY MIGHT BE A LITTLE COOLER THANKS TO A PASSING SYSTEM THAT AGAIN, WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS IN, BUT THAT’S IT. THAT’S ALL THE UNSETTLED WEATHER WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. MORNING FOG AND THEN AFTERNOON SUNSHINE. SAME IN THE VALLEY. TEMPERATURES CRUISING IN THE MID 60S ALL THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

    Northern California forecast: Dry days ahead with foggy mornings, sunny afternoons

    Monday will once again start with patchy fog in the valley and lower foothills.

    Updated: 11:41 PM PST Feb 1, 2026

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    Monday will once again start with patchy fog in the valley and lower foothills.Fog will lift by mid-morning, allowing abundant sunshine to warm the valley and foothills into the mid-60s. The valley will see a light north breeze. Sierra temperatures will peak in the mid-50s.Northern California can expect similar dry days through the first half of the week, starting with morning fog and ending with sunshine. We’ll notice a bit more cloud cover in the latter half of the week due to passing disturbances.The stalled area of high pressure responsible for this unchanging weather will finally break down and shift east at the end of the week, allowing for more clouds and a subtle cooldown this weekend. While some breezes are expected, skies should remain dry.Forecast models suggest more unsettled weather may return during the second week of the month.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Monday will once again start with patchy fog in the valley and lower foothills.

    Fog will lift by mid-morning, allowing abundant sunshine to warm the valley and foothills into the mid-60s. The valley will see a light north breeze. Sierra temperatures will peak in the mid-50s.

    Northern California can expect similar dry days through the first half of the week, starting with morning fog and ending with sunshine. We’ll notice a bit more cloud cover in the latter half of the week due to passing disturbances.

    The stalled area of high pressure responsible for this unchanging weather will finally break down and shift east at the end of the week, allowing for more clouds and a subtle cooldown this weekend. While some breezes are expected, skies should remain dry.

    Forecast models suggest more unsettled weather may return during the second week of the month.

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  • Live updates: Dangerous travel conditions expected as snow falls across N.C.

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    North Carolina

    UPDATED 4:16 AM ET Feb. 01, 2026
    PUBLISHED 2:00 PM ET Jan. 30, 2026
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  • Nelly Korda Has a 64 in the Cold and Wind to Take Lead in LPGA Opener

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda played her best golf in the worst of the conditions Saturday with an 8-under 64 in the frigid, blustery conditions that eventually led to play being suspended for the day in the season-opening Tournament of Champions.

    Korda had the best score of the week at Lake Nona, where the temperatures felt like they were in the 40s with a steady 20 mph wind and gusts nearly twice that strong.

    Going after her first win since November 2024, Korda was at 13-under 203, six shots ahead of Brooke Henderson among those who finished. Henderson shot 66.

    Amy Yang was at 10 under with two holes to play, including the par-3 17th, one of the most exposed holes on the golf course. Lydia Ko fell back with a double bogey and bogey on consecutive holes on the back nine. She was at 8 under through 16 holes.

    Youmin Hwang also was 8 under, and it was her putt that led LPGA officials to stop play. Hwang had an 18-foot birdie putt that she missed to the right, and the strong right-to-left wind sent her golf ball a few more feet to the right until it caught a ridge and rolled off the green.

    Hwang called over an official and before long play was suspended. Sue Winter, the LPGA rules official, said it was due to the couple of holes — particularly the 17th — that made it unfair.

    Players wore ear muffs and ski caps to try to stay warm, and it’s supposed to be even worse on Sunday as temperature plunge to freezing or colder.

    Korda got in two holes — both birdies — when the wind began to strengthen. And then she hit a gap wedge that landed a few feet beyond the hole and spun back in for an eagle on the third.

    She shot 30 on the front nine, added three birdies against one bogey on the back and had 64 to build a lead.

    “I knew the conditions were going to be tough, so getting off to a good start like that really helped,” Korda said. “Overall just stayed really focused and super committed on my lines. It’s really easy to doubt yourself and your lines in winds and conditions like this.”

    Korda won seven times in 2024 and then surprisingly went through all of 2025 without winning. Eager to get off to a good start, she seized control with great golf in bad weather, helped by the low, wind-piercing shots that carried her to a 64.

    “When you’re out there you’re so focused on being present and focusing in on the shot that it hasn’t really hit me like how well I played,” Korda said. “You’re almost in survival mode, especially the last holes.”

    Lottie Woad of England, who shared the 36-hole lead with Ko, was 3 over for her round through 16 holes and fell eight shots behind the lead.

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  • Why Does D.C. Suck So Bad at Snow Removal?

    Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images

    After last weekend’s snowstorm, streets in cities across the East Coast are crowded with dirty snow piles that squeeze pedestrians into single-file corridors and force them into gross half-frozen puddle swamps at intersections. But of the major metros, only Washington, D.C., closed its schools through Wednesday, finally reopening on Thursday with a delayed start time — all this despite receiving just six or so inches (plus, to be fair, a treacherous coating of ice on top). And, judging by accounts on the ground, the city remains tricky to navigate by car or foot. This isn’t D.C.’s first such debacle in recent years; the capital notoriously sucks at getting snow off its streets. (It is also home to an outsize number of complainers per capita: editors and columnists, who have been airing their thoughts and posting pictures of unplowed roads and uncleared sidewalks, letting everyone know of the wintry inconveniences.)

    Already, the City Council has met to address the issue, promising that new heavy equipment is being deployed while noting that alleys will not be cleared until at least next week. To understand why D.C. is struggling so badly yet again, I spoke with Joe Bishop-Henchman, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in northeast D.C., who has been venting his frustration about the storm online.

    What are you seeing in your neighborhood or on your commute that is not up to snuff?
    This storm has been unusual in two ways. It wasn’t just snow, it was the layer of sleet that created a nice little layer of ice on everything. Snow brooms and plastic shovels are not going to cut through the ice. You need metal shovels. We need bulldozers and tractors and heavy plows. Somebody was breaking the ice next door to me with an ax yesterday. And for the next week, the weather is staying below freezing — the sun is not helping us in the way that it normally has.

    But I think it’s also uncovering that maybe we weren’t as resilient as we thought, that we didn’t really have the equipment to deal with this, and that we’re not effectively communicating expectations about how long this is going to take.

    What agency is responsible for snow removal in D.C., and why is it struggling?
    It falls under the Department of Public Works, and they have a whole snow-removal section of their agency. Snow removal is almost $7.4 million, up from a $5.2 million budget in 2023.

    DPW as a whole has 1,544 employees, and they were describing at least publicly that they have 500 snowplows ready. But a lot of communities have a snowplow tracker app, and on Tuesday, I counted all the snowplows in operation citywide. It was 21 versus the 500 they say they have. On Wednesday afternoon, the number is 285 out on the road. So whatever this is, it’s not a lack of resources — or, at least, exclusively a lack of financial resources problem.

    What I suspect is going on here is that the plows got sent out against the ice, and they were ineffective against it. A lot of the plows are light trucks with blades on the front. So they had to come up with a plan B. I think people would be understanding of that — if they were told that’s what was going on.
    Instead, it has been three days of the same line, which is that main streets are now passable and we’re working on clearing residential neighborhoods. But it’s not really matching what people are seeing.

    How are the sidewalks, which are required to be shoveled by individual businesses and homeowners, correct?
    They’re mostly impassable. Walking around on our daily errands requires climbing over snowbanks. And in the alleys, the city has kind of abandoned all responsibility for clearing those, which is going to have an impact on us for trash collection very soon.

    We’ve received really no guidance on that front. If there’s a plan, it’s not being communicated. Maybe they’re coming up with the plan right now, but I think we got close to the sun doing our work for us, and it’s not going to happen this time.

    This may be a dumb question, but why can’t the National Guard be deputized as snow-removal muscle?
    I’ve seen on social media that if there’s a National Guard group nearby, they will help out with stuck cars and things like that. But the National Guard deployment in D.C. is up to the president. We don’t really have any say as local elected officials. And indeed, why they’re here right now is a presidential directive. And they may not have the equipment, because as I said, the little plastic shovels aren’t going to work in this. So just because they’re here doesn’t mean they can solve this problem.

    Do you think this storm could help create some policy changes to avoid a future three-day school closure?
    I think what people are going to say is, This is just a once-in-a-generation thing, the snow-and-sleet combination. But maybe it reveals that we didn’t have resilient planning for this, and maybe we don’t have the right equipment on standby with contractors when we may need it, and maybe we need to rethink this. The approach we currently have with sidewalks and stoops and alleys — expecting regular people to do them — doesn’t always get the job done.

    This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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  • This Fox 4 meteorologist landed a weather gig in New York City

    Former Fox 4 meteorologist Julia Fife landed a weather gig in New York City.

    “Wake up America we now have Wake Up Weather,” Fife wrote in an Instagram post on Jan. 23.

    Fife will lead the “Wake Up Weather” segment for Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” morning program.

    On Dec. 29 Fife announced her departure from the DFW station, thanking viewers for letting her in their homes.

    The meteorologist previously worked for Fox 4 as a traffic anchor in 2018 before heading to Memphis to work as a meteorologist. Last July, she returned to Fox 4 to fill in for meteorologist Dylan Federico, who went to ABC Miami.

    Who will fill in for Julia Fife at Fox 4?

    Mansfield native Berkeley Taylor announced on Facebook that she will be the midday and weekend morning meteorologist for Fox 4.

    “So excited to be back home forecasting for Dallas-Fort Worth! Not to mention I get to work with some legends!” Taylor wrote on Facebook. “See y’all on-air on FOX 4 soon.”

    Taylor is a Texas A&M alumni and previously worked as a weekend meteorologist for KBTX-TV in Bryan.

    Fox 4 staff changes

    Other anchors besides Fife and Federico who have left Fox 4 this year include “Good Day” anchor Hanna Battah, who worked with Fox 4 for seven and a half years. She went on to anchor for ABC’s “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look,” also in New York.

    Meteorologist Evan Andrews also retired in October after more than 25 years with the station.

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  • Arctic air this weekend in Central Florida

    Arctic air this weekend in Central Florida

    WAY. THIS. OH MY GOODNESS I DON’T KNOW. GUYS. WE’RE GONNA NEED TO HUNKER FOR BLANKETS FOR A WHILE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT AGAIN STARTING AT MIDNIGHT UNTIL 9 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. WE HAVE FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT AND ALSO A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT, BECAUSE ANOTHER NIGHT OF DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES, AIR TEMPERATURES THEMSELVES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 20S AND 30S. WIND CHILLS AS YOU WAKE UP TOMORROW MORNING, BACK DOWN INTO THE MID 20S AND LOW 30S. SO IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERY, VERY CHILLY START TO TOMORROW MORNING, 37 YEAR LOW AS YOU WAKE UP ON THURSDAY MORNING IN ORLANDO, 32 IN LEESBURG WILL DROP DOWN TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE VILLAGES AND IN OCALA. TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE’RE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER DAY OF GORGEOUS SUNSHINE, BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE STILL GOING TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL. WE’RE ONLY GOING TO SEE HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOW 60S TOMORROW. THEN ON FRIDAY WE ARE LOOKING AT SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES, AND I SAY THAT LOOSELY WITH AIR QUOTES BECAUSE IT’S ONLY JUST GOING TO BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN TOMORROW. AND THEN SATURDAY WE’RE WATCHING A STORM SYSTEM, A COASTAL LOW THAT’S EXPECTED DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST LINE. THIS AN ATTACHED FRONT COULD BRING US SOME RAIN SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. AND THEN BEHIND THAT FRONT, THAT IS WHEN WE’RE EXPECTING THAT VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO MOVE INTO FLORIDA. WE ARE LOOKING AT BY SUNDAY, SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR WE’VE SEEN IN WELL OVER A DECADE. WE COULD BE SHATTERING SEVERAL RECORDS COME SUNDAY MORNING. SO OCALA, WE’RE LOOKING AT A LOW OF 21 DEGREES LEESBURG A LOW OF 24. THAT WOULD SHATTER YOUR OLD RECORD OF 30 IN LEESBURG DAYTONA BEACH HIGHS OR LOWS WILL ONLY BE IN THE MID 20S COME SUNDAY MORNING. THAT WILL ALSO BREAK YOUR RECORD. AND LOOK AT THAT ORLANDO WILL DROP DOWN TO 26 DEGREES, BUT THAT’S NOT EVEN FACTORING THE WINDS. THEY’LL BE RIGHT. QUITE BREEZY COME SUNDAY MORNING. THAT’S GOING TO MAKE THOSE WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE TEENS. AND THEN ANOTHER COLD START FOR MONDAY MORNING OF NEXT WEEK AS WELL. SO AGAIN, PROLONGED COLD HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. TIME NOW 1219. WE SEE GORGEOUS SUNSHINE OUT THERE AND TEMPERATURES AT LEAST HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOW 50S FOR MOST OF US. 54 RIGHT NOW IN DELAND. 51 NEW SMYRNA BEACH. TAKING A LOOK AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU’LL LIKELY NEED A JACKET. STILL, YOU’LL DEFINITELY NEED ONE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY PLUMMET AFTER SUNSET. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CENTRAL FLORIDA CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. WE HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING DAY FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. BECAUSE OF THAT BRUTAL ARCTIC AIR THAT WILL BE ON OUR DOORSTEP AND MOVING INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND WE’RE AT LEAST THOUGH, WILL GET FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS.

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  • It’s one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one’s path is uncertain

    HOUSTON — HOUSTON (AP) — Winter’s brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been a toasty Florida peninsula and a powerful blizzard forecast that may strike the Atlantic coast.

    Deep cold is forecast to stick around at least into the first week of February. Meteorologists are also watching what could become a “ bomb cyclone ” — a quickly intensifying storm that’s a winter version of a hurricane — forming off the Carolinas Friday night into Saturday.

    “A major winter storm appears to be coming to the Carolinas,” said meteorologist Peter Mullinax of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center.

    That storm could dump snow — at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) with white-out conditions — in the Carolinas, northern Georgia and southern Virginia. After that, it could turn and plow through the Interstate 95 corridor late Saturday into Sunday to dump loads more snow from Washington to Boston, further paralyzing much of the country. Or it could deliver a glancing blow, mostly striking places like Cape Cod.

    Alternatively, it could just veer off harmlessly to sea. Meteorologists and forecast models aren’t yet settling on a single outcome.

    “The confidence is much higher that in the coastal Carolinas and Virginia that there will be significant snowfall this weekend,” said James Belanger, vice president for meteorology at the Weather Channel and its parent company. “The real question is going to be the trajectory it takes” from there.

    Private meteorologist Ryan Maue, a former NOAA chief scientist, said for the mid-Atlantic and north it’s a “boom or bust” situation. “If it happens (to go along the coast) it’s going to be a big-time event.”

    On Tuesday forecast models were all over the place, from out to sea to inward toward Philadelphia. By Wednesday morning they started to agree that “we’re likely to see some form of a powerful coastal storm somewhere east of North Carolina, off the Delmarva coast, but they still disagree as to where,” Mullinax said.

    Chances of the storm veering away from the East Coast entirely had diminished Wednesday morning, but hadn’t disappeared altogether, Mullinax said.

    Of all the options, “from D.C. up to New York is probably the most unclear,” Mullinax said. He said a mere 50-mile (80-kilometer) difference in the storm’s center will be critical. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said it may be hard for the southern mid-Atlantic to avoid some kind of snow, whether a little or a lot.

    This weekend’s storm will differ from the previous storm, which started with moist air from the Pacific that combined with a deep plunge of Arctic air from an elongated polar vortex supplemented by more moisture from the south and east, meteorologists said. The last storm had little wind. This one will generate high winds, even if the snow misses the Washington area, generating gusts that could still reach 40 mph (65 kph), plunging wind chills near subzero Fahrenheit (minus 18 Celsius), Mullinax said.

    “It looks like a pretty strong and explosive storm so everybody is going to have some gusty winds,” Pydynowski said, even inland places that won’t come close to getting snow like Pittsburgh. Strong winds may take daytime temperatures in the teens there down to feeling like they are below zero, he said.

    “This is what we’d consider more of a classic nor’easter,” Belanger said, describing a storm forming around the U.S. Gulf Coast crossing into the Atlantic and going up that coast.

    In this case, one key is warmer-than-normal water in the Gulf of Mexico — partly from human-caused climate change — and the always toasty Atlantic Gulf Stream, said Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist for the nonprofit Climate Central.

    When that happens the storm “pulls in more moisture and it gives it more strength,” she said.

    Once the core of the storm nears the Carolinas its pressure will drop tremendously, enough to qualify for what meteorologists call “bombogenesis” or “a bomb cyclone,” That will give it the effect of a moderate-strength hurricane, including huge winds, but in the winter, Maue and Belanger said.

    If the storm does come ashore, those winds and extra snow could cause massive snow drifts big enough to bury cars, Maue said.

    What is more certain is that the Arctic chill in the Midwest and East will continue through mid-February, with only slight warmups that would still be below normal, meteorologists said.

    And this new weekend storm “is going to take that cold and it’s going to spill right down the heart of the Florida peninsula,” Pydynowski said. Orlando is forecast to go well below freezing and only have a high of 48 F (9 C), smashing temperature records, while even Miami and Key West will flirt with record cold Sunday and Monday, meteorologists said.

    The outlook for Florida was cold enough to raise concerns about damage to the state’s citrus and strawberries.

    “We’re going into a brutally cold period,” Maue said.

    After this weekend storm, long-range models see another one at the end of the first week of February, Maue said. Meteorologists see the East stuck in a pattern of bitter cold and snowstorms because of the plunging Arctic air and warm water.

    East Coast snowstorms don’t happen too often, but “when it happens, it happens in bunches,” said former National Weather Service director Louis Uccellini, who has written meteorology textbooks on winter snowstorms.

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  • Icy Highways Leave Drivers Stuck in Mississippi as Freezing US Temperatures Persist

    Emergency crews dispatched to icy interstate highways in Mississippi worked overnight and into Wednesday morning to clear stranded vehicles as the eastern U.S. endured what forecasters said could become its longest period of freezing cold in decades.

    Officials sent tow trucks and drones to help drivers stuck in snarled traffic on Interstate 55 in northern Mississippi and other major highways, Gov. Tate Reeves said in a social media post. He said crews were still working Wednesday morning and urged people to stay off the roads.

    “And pray for the first responders that are doing what Mississippians do — going above and beyond for their fellow man,” Reeves posted Wednesday on X.

    Most of the eastern U.S. was still grappling with frigid weather days after a weekend storm blasted the Northeast and parts of the South with snow and ice.

    More than 380,000 homes and businesses, most of them in Mississippi and Tennessee, remained without electricity, according to the outage tracking website poweroutage.us. And at least 50 people had been reported dead in states afflicted by the dangerous cold.

    The toll includes three Texas brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — who perished after falling through the frozen surface of a pond in Texas. Another child, a toddler, died at a Virginia hospital after being pulled from a frigid pond Monday, according to local police.

    Temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast were forecast to remain well below freezing throughout the day Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

    Residents still shivering in the South were getting little relief. In Nashville, Tennessee, where nearly 100,000 power outages lingered early Wednesday, high temperatures were to rise just above freezing before plunging to 13 F (minus 10 C) overnight.

    Forecasters predicted even colder weather for much of the U.S. this weekend. A new blast of arctic air is expected Friday and Saturday from the northern Plains to the Southeast. The weather service said the prolonged freeze “could be the longest duration of cold in several decades.”

    Forecasters said there’s an increasing chance of heavy snow this weekend in the Carolinas and parts of Virginia, with more snowfall possible from Georgia to Maine.

    Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia.

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  • NorCal forecast: Damp morning after overnight rainfall

    Northern California forecast: Damp Wednesday morning after overnight rainfall

    ROOFTOP AS I WAS CLOSING MY EYES AND I SAID, OKAY, IT’S HERE ON CUE. AS A METEOROLOGIST, YOU’RE LIKE, OKAY, AS I EXPECTED IT WOULD HAPPEN. AND THEN WAKING UP THIS MORNING, DRIVING OUT ON SOME OF THOSE ROADS. YEAH, THEY’RE A LITTLE BIT DAMP. THE TRACK OUT THERE NOW FOR EVERYBODY THOUGH, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STOCKTON AREA. AND MODESTO, YOU REALLY DIDN’T GET MUCH OF ANY RAIN. BUT IF YOU’RE IN RANCHO CORDOVA, HERE’S PROOF THAT YOU GOT THE RAIN. YOU COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SHEEN HERE BUILT UP. AS WE LOOK OVER THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE AS FOLKS DEPART THE HIGHWAY. YEAH, THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TRACK OUT THERE. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. THAT’S UP A NOTCH COMPARED TO 24 HOURS AGO, AS WE’VE GOT STILL THE LAYERING OF CLOUDS OVERHEAD ACTING LIKE A BLANKET. 33 DEGREES FOR YOU SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. HOW HEAVY IS THAT BLANKET THAT WE’RE WEARING? WELL, WE’RE ANYWHERE FROM SEVEN TO ABOUT 13 DEGREES WARMER COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE VALLEY AND THE DELTA, AND ABOUT 9 TO 16 DEGREES WARMER ACTUALLY JUST JUMPED UP TO 13 DEGREES WARMER THERE IN AND AROUND TRUCKEE. SO TRUCKEE YOU’RE STILL SEEING CLOUDS AND THE OCCASIONAL BLAST OF A SHOWER. AGAIN, MOST OF THIS IS VERY, VERY LIGHT TO FAINT, AND MOST OF THIS WITHIN ABOUT THE NEXT 30 TO 40 MINUTES, IS GOING TO BE WRAPPING UP AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS OFF TO THE EAST. RAINFALL TOTALS. AGAIN, AS EXPECTED, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE ANYWHERE BETWEEN A 10TH OF AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEY SPOTS AND THEN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE IN PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS. PARADISE PICKED UP 3/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN. YOU GOT CLOSE TO 2/10 IN THE AUBURN AREA. SACRAMENTO A 10TH OF AN INCH ON THE NOSE IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. MARYSVILLE JUST CLOSE TO A 10TH AND THEN IN PLACERVILLE FOR AREAS ALONG 50 AND SOUTH OF IT. YOU DIDN’T GET AS MUCH RAINFALL AS, LET’S SAY, AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF 80 TODAY, MARKING THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY. SO WE’RE SLIDING THROUGH THESE FINAL DAYS. WE’RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES VERY CLOSE TO WHAT IS SEASONABLE HIGHS TODAY IN THE UPPER 50S FORECAST WITH FUTURECAST BIG RIDGING TAKING PLACE AS WE GO FORWARD INTO THE WEEKEND. AND AS THAT DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER, US STORM SYSTEMS TRY TO ENTER A NUDGE THROUGH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY JUST GET DEFLECTED AND OVER TO THE NORTH. SO WHILE WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME CLOUD COVER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND INTO THE WEEKEND, I JUST DON’T EXPECT WE’RE PROBABLY GOING TO SQUEEZE OUT ANY MORE MEASURABLE RAINFALL FROM THOSE CLOUDS. SO CLOUDS IN THE FOOTHILLS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE SIERRA WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S. AND FOR YOUR VALLEY SEVEN DAY FORECAST AGAIN, WE’LL BE SEEING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS NEXT SEVEN DAYS. UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ENTER FEBRUARY OFFICIALLY ON SUNDAY, I DON’T HAVE ANY RAIN GUYS, AND IT’S LOOKING PRETTY BLEAK EVEN AS I LOOK AT THE LONGER RANGE FORECAST MODELS INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY LOOKING BONE DRY, I WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS ON THE STORM FRONT, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY ARE AT A DEFICIT IN THE SIERRA WITH SNOWPACK. WE REALLY COULD BUILD THERE. THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION IN LIVE TRACKER THREE YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE DRIVING AROUND TOWN. JUST WE HAVEN’T BEEN UP TO THE SIERRA TO COV

    Northern California forecast: Damp Wednesday morning after overnight rainfall

    Updated: 6:37 AM PST Jan 28, 2026

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    Roads are wet Wednesday morning in Northern California, and some fog is developing after a few showers from the night before.As the region dries out, the sun will return this afternoon, and Valley highs will climb into the upper 50s and low 60s. Foothill temperatures will peak in the upper 50s, with Sierra highs in the mid-40s.A weak system will pass Sunday night, bringing the possibility of a few light showers. Aside from this, generally quiet weather returns for the rest of the week as January ends on a dry note.The Valley and lower Foothills can expect dense fog to return each morning, and Valley highs will return to the low 60s under a mix of sun and clouds for the weekend and the start of next week.REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Roads are wet Wednesday morning in Northern California, and some fog is developing after a few showers from the night before.

    As the region dries out, the sun will return this afternoon, and Valley highs will climb into the upper 50s and low 60s. Foothill temperatures will peak in the upper 50s, with Sierra highs in the mid-40s.

    A weak system will pass Sunday night, bringing the possibility of a few light showers. Aside from this, generally quiet weather returns for the rest of the week as January ends on a dry note.

    The Valley and lower Foothills can expect dense fog to return each morning, and Valley highs will return to the low 60s under a mix of sun and clouds for the weekend and the start of next week.

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  • Canton consolidates warming shelters

    CANTON, Ohio — Canton is consolidating its warming center operations this week to one location rather than two.

    What You Need To Know

    • The city is closing its St. Paul AME warming center and moving all shelter operations to Dueber Elementary

    • The shelter will operate from Jan. 29 to Feb. 28

    • Transportation will be provided to the warming center by SARTA

    The city is closing its St. Paul AME warming center and moving all shelter operations to Dueber Elementary at 815 Dueber Ave SW, 44706.

    “We are grateful to Pastor McCants and the congregation of St Paul AME for opening their doors to those in need,” said Canton Mayor William V. Sherer II. “We are simply seeing a need greater than the church can currently hold, and it best to move operations to where we can best accommodate what we’re facing.”

    The shelter will operate from Jan. 29 to Feb. 28. Hours will be from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Guests should use the north entrance and food and water will be available.

    Transportation will be provided to the warming center by SARTA. Route #113 will take guests to the school; in order for bus fares to be waived, guests must tell drivers they are going to the warming shelter. 

    If transportation is needed when SARTA is not available, call 330-649-5800.

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  • Winter storm deaths reach 35 as officials say 3 Texas boys drowned in icy pond

    When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family’s home in Nashville.

    But after she and her husband lost power, trees fell onto their driveway and their wood stove proved no match for the frigid temperatures. Along with their dog, the couple had to be rescued and taken to a warming shelter.

    What You Need To Know

    • A new influx of arctic air is expected to spur freezing temperatures in parts of the South already covered in snow and ice

    • Many people have fled to warming shelters, and crews worked Tuesday to restore power knocked out by a massive weekend winter storm

    • At least 35 deaths have been reported in states afflicted with severe cold

    “I’ve been snowed in up there for almost three weeks without being able to get up and down my driveway because of the snow. I’m prepared for that. But this was unprecedented,” Patterson said.

    The family was among many across Tennessee and other parts of the South that have fled to warming shelters as crews worked to restore power to hundreds of thousands of households in the face of a new influx of arctic air expected to spur freezing temperatures Tuesday in places already covered in snow and ice.

    At least 35 deaths have been reported in states afflicted with severe cold. Three brothers ages 6, 8 and 9 died Monday after falling through ice on a private pond near Bonham, Texas, said County Sheriff Cody Shook in a news release Tuesday. The two older boys were pulled from the water by first responders and a neighbor then taken to a hospital, while the youngest was recovered after an extensive search of the pond. Bonham Independent School District said it was devastated by the loss.

    Other deaths included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, fatal sledding accidents that killed teenagers in Arkansas and Texas, and a woman whose body was found covered in snow in Kansas. In New York City, officials said eight people were found dead outdoors over the frigid weekend.

    The National Weather Service had warnings for extreme, dangerous cold in effect Tuesday morning from Texas to Pennsylvania, where some areas were forecast to see wind chills as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 29 degrees Celsius. Much of the U.S. wasn’t forecast to get above freezing all day Tuesday, with temperatures plunging again overnight. Thermometers in northern Florida were forecast to sink to 25 F, or minus 3.9 C late Tuesday into early Wednesday.

    The brutal cold lingered after storms over the weekend and Monday dumped deep snow across more than 1,300 miles (2,100 kilometers) from Arkansas to New England and left parts of the South coated in treacherous ice.

    In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear warned that the temperatures could become so frigid that as little as 10 minutes outside “could result in frostbite or hypothermia.”

    And forecasters said it’s possible another winter storm could hit parts of the East Coast this weekend.

    There were still 550,000 power outages in the nation Tuesday morning, according to poweroutage.com. Most of them were in the South, where weekend blasts of freezing rain caused tree limbs and power lines to snap, inflicting crippling outages on northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee. Officials warned that it could take days for power to be restored.

    In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday at least 14 homes and 20 public roads had major damage in the aftermath of the state’s worst ice storm since 1994. The University of Mississippi canceled classes for the entire week as its Oxford campus remained coated in treacherous ice.

    New York City saw its snowiest day in years, with neighborhoods recording 8 to 15 inches of snow, forcing the nation’s largest public school system to shut down.

    In Nashville, Nathan Hoffner sent his 4-year-old son to stay with his son’s mother after his rental house in lost power midday Sunday. He and his roommate layered up with clothes and several blankets overnight and by the next morning the temperature inside the home had dropped dramatically.

    “I saw my breath in the house,” Hoffner said.

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  • Icy roads cause a 10-13 car pile-up in Winston-Salem. How to stay safe

    Ice on High Point Road in Winston-Salem was the cause of a pile-up involving 10-13 vehicles Tuesday morning, police said.

    What You Need To Know

    •  Winston-Salem Police Department said 10-13 vehicles slid off High Point Road Tuesday morning as the result of ice

    • “The area is a solid sheet of ice,” police said in a Facebook post

    • Drivers are asked to use extreme caution as black ice remains a concern in many areas


    Around 10 a.m., Winston-Salem Police Department said it was “responding to numerous vehicles that have slid off the roadway and are disabled due to ice” between Robbins Road and Ridgewood Road, including Friedland Church Road.

    “The area is a solid sheet of ice,” police said in a Facebook post.

    Officials say emergency vehicles are struggling to reach the disabled vehicles. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

    “While some main roads and highways may appear clear, dangerous black ice remains widespread. Many secondary roads and neighborhood streets are still icy and unsafe this morning,” official said. “Road crews are working as quickly as possible, but extremely low temperatures are limiting the effectiveness of treatment efforts.” 

    Anyone traveling on the roads is asked to follow these tips to ensure safe travel:

    • Drive slowly and allow extra time
    • Increase following distance; avoid sudden braking or sharp turns
    • Accelerate and decelerate gently
    • Use extreme caution on bridges, overpasses, and shaded areas, where ice forms first

    Across the state, between 6 p.m. on Jan. 24 and 8 a.m. Jan. 27, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said it has responded to 1,213 crashes and 1,477 calls for service statewide.

    The SHP said it has not responded to any deadly incidents.

    Lexington police confirmed one weather-related death that occurred Saturday night when a woman was hit by a car that slid off the roadway and down an embankment. Her body was found the following morning.

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  • With storm behind us, focus turns to bone-chilling cold across tri-state for days ahead

    The snow is behind us (though there could be another storm on the way), so now the focus turns to the bitter, bone-chilling cold that has settled in — and won’t be moving on any time soon.

    After a comparatively pleasant Monday temperature-wise, gusty winds ushered Arctic air into the region Monday night. Those winds are going to make it truly miserable starting Tuesday morning.

    Heading to work or school in the morning will be almost painful, with lows in the single digits. It won’t get much better during the day, with highs only reaching the low 20s.

    It will be more of the same for the rest of the work week, with Thursday being particularly brutal, as highs may not even reach 20. Expect daytime wind chills in the teens, and overnight/morning wind chills in the single digits through much of the week.

    The cold eases a bit for the weekend, but temperatures will still be well below average and barely approaching the freezing mark. Turning the calendar to February on Sunday could bring temperatures back into the 30s — still frigid, but at least an improvement.

    The good news: There is not much in terms of precipitation coming down the pipeline near-term, just cold and dry for several days. But that could change, depending on the path of the next system coming up on forecasts.

    The large storm coming up on long-range forecasts could impact the tri-state Sunday evening, though there is still a lot to be determined to predict anything with confidence. There was already a slight southward trend away from us with Monday afternoon’s update, but even that would still cause some secondary impacts if the placement materialized.

    Storm Team 4

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  • Storm Fern warning as heavy snow to hit 14 states

    Storm Fern continues to create chaos as heavy snow is expected to blast 14 states through Monday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

    The NWS issued a statement on social media on Sunday, warning that “heavy snow will continue to spread, with rapid accumulations (1—2”/hr).” 

    States Affected by Storm Fern

    The NWS is predicting that the worst of the storm will continue to affect the following states from Monday into Tuesday: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.    

    Connecticut

    Parts of northern Connecticut could get up to 5 inches of snow, and all areas in northwestern Connecticut could see up to 3 inches—bringing the total amount of snow up to 15 inches, with some places seeing up to 20 inches—by Monday evening.

    Massachusetts 

    Parts of central, eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts could get between 1 and 5 inches of snow, and parts of western Massachusetts could get between 1 and 3 inches of snow by Monday night, with localized amounts totaling 20 inches in some places. 

    Rhode Island 

    Up to 5 inches of additional snow is forecast to hit northern and southern Rhode Island by Monday night. 

    Kentucky 

    Lewis, Mason, and Robertson counties, and parts of northern Kentucky, could experience blowing snow and “continued hazardous travel” until around noon on Monday. 

    Indiana  

    Parts of central, south central, southeast, southwest, east central, north central, and west central Indiana could get between 6 and 13 inches of snow by Monday morning.

    Ohio   

    Residents of Adams, Scioto, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby counties have been told to expect blowing snow and continued hazardous travel until noon on Monday, and to “consider delaying all travel.“

    New York   

    Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis counties could get up to 7 inches of snow through Monday, into Tuesday morning. The NWS has warned those in affected areas that: “Heavy snow will fall in relatively narrow bands. If traveling, be prepared for rapidly changing road conditions and visibility.” 

    Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and southern Erie counties should expect up to 3 inches of snow, and Niagara, Orleans, northern Erie, and Genesee counties could see similar amounts—with the most falling near Lake Ontario—by Monday night. 

    Monroe county could get up to 3 inches of snow, and Wayne county up to 6 inches by Tuesday morning.

    All of northern New York could get between 3 and 7 inches of snow by Tuesday morning—making the storm total between 7 and 16 inches—and east central New York could get between 1 and 3 inches, bringing storm totals up to 20 inches in some places, until Monday night. 

    Vermont   

    All of Vermont is forecast to get up to 7 inches of snow—bringing the storm total up to around 16 inches—up to 18 inches of snow is possible along the southern spine of the Greens—until early Tuesday morning. 

    Maryland   

    Parts of Maryland could see up to 2 inches and 45 mph winds, bringing blowing snow and hazardous conditions through Monday. 

    Virginia   

    Parts of Virginia could also see between 1 and 2 inches and 45 mph winds through Monday, with the NWS advising people to “stay indoors until conditions improve. If you must go outside, dress in layers.”

    West Virginia   

    Up to 2 inches of snow and 45 mph winds are also expected across parts of West Virginia, meaning people should “consider delaying all travel,” according to the NWS. 

    Maine   

    Parts of southwest Maine could get another 5 inches of snow—bringing the storm total up to 18 inches, with over 20 inches possible along coastal parts of southwest Maine—until Monday night. 

    Interior Waldo, southern Somerset, central Somerset, northern Franklin, and southern Franklin counties could get between 7 and 11 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. The NWS says: “The potential exists for snowbands that will bring periods of locally heavy snowfall, which will lead to rapid snow accumulations and extremely dangerous travel conditions.”

    Portions of Central Highlands, Coastal Down East, Far Eastern, Interior Down East, and Penobscot Valley could see up to 16 inches of accumulated snow (with more possible along the coastline) by Tuesday morning.

    New Hampshire

    The NWS says that central, northern, and southern New Hampshire could also get up to 5 inches of accumulated snow, with “localized amounts” of up to 20 inches expected in southeast New Hampshire, until Monday night.

    Pennsylvania

    Up to 3 inches of snow is expected over northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania until around noon on Monday.

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