Winter Weather in the Eastern U.S.; Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains

A wintry mix may impact travel across portions of the Ohio Valley, central Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast U.S. today through Tuesday. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado today and Tuesday. Read More >

Pre-Duty Controller Weather Briefing

The Pre-Duty Controller Weather Briefing is designed to increase controller situational awareness. It is produced by the Center Weather Service Unit three times daily. After hours or during changing weather this briefing may not represent the latest information. This product does not replace pilot pre-flight briefings.

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.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Light snow ending by evening with IFR cigs developing. Precip redevelops tonight with mixed precip expected, then turning to all rain by midday Tue. IFR conditions persist all day. South winds blow 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 15 knots possible on Thursday. Southwest winds Friday morning shift to southeast in the afternoon, blowing 5 to 10 knots during the day. Su-VFR conditions are possible across all terminals due to precipitation chances except for CHO, where dry conditions are expected. AVIATION...AVS/LFR Update as of: 320 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026