Heavy Rain and Snow from Central California to the Northern Rockies through Midweek; Ice and Snow Returns Later This Week to the Mid-Atlantic and New England

Moderate to heavy rain with a risk for flooding will continue for northern and central California, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierras, southern Cascades, and northern Rockies through midweek. Low pressure tracking through the Ohio Valley and off the Northeast U.S. coast Wednesday into Thursday will bring moderate to locally heavy rain south of it's track and ice and snow to the north. Read More >

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View Northland Winter Climate Statistics and Records

Science Resources

Interested in pursuing meteorology as a career? Here is a list of universities that offer degree programs in meteorology.
Learn more about "derechos" from the Storm Prediction Center.
Learn more about tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center.
In February of 2007, the NWS transitioned to the EF-Scale to classify tornado damage. Learn more here.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DATABASE

A collection of writeups and summaries of major weather events that have impacted the Northland.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW

Have you ever wondered, what is Lake Effect Snow? It has a major impact on winter weather conditions around the area. Find out more about it here!

WEATHER EDUCATION

Find tools, reference materials, and handy websites for teaching and understanding meteorology.

Recent Science Stories

Occasionally we will post a Top News story explaining some aspects of meteorology, or highlighting a particular weather phenomena that recently affected the region. These recent stories, along with other interesting recent information concerning the science of meteorology will be posted here.