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Heavy Lake Effect Snow; Subfreezing Temperatures in the Eastern U.S.

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. The Arctic front will continue to bring increasing winds to the Northeast that will remain gusty. Subfreezing overnight low temperatures will be found as far south as the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Effective on or about December 16, the display of radar date on NWS websites will change. The use of Flash will be discontinued, and the display will take on a new look and feel. The display is optimized for both large and small screens.

 

You can try out the new radar display at: https://preview-radar.weather.gov/

 

An online FAQ and brief tutorial are available: https://www.weather.gov/media/jetstream/doppler/Radar2Presentation.pdf .

The Service Change Notice document is also available.