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Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

1200 UTC NAM 250 mb Heights, Isotachs, and Wind (kts)

Forecasts are based on the daily 1200 UTC NAM run and are updated daily by 1400 UTC.  Additional models runs can be found here