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Temperature Drops

Arctic Front Unleashes Lake-Effect Snow, Whiteouts and Plunging Temperatures Across the Great Lakes

National Weather Service alerts highlight narrow, heavy bands with dangerous wind chills as conditions flip sharply colder through late week.

Midweek Front to Flip Rain to Snow After Brief Warmup, With Colder Stretch to Follow

Powerful Coast-to-Coast Storm to Slam U.S. With Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain and Rapid Freeze Through Friday

U.S. Braces for Weekend Snow From Plains to Northeast as Arctic Blast Follows

Thanksgiving Week Storm Brings Tuesday Soaker, Then Wind-Driven Cold Snap

Arctic Blast Sweeps East, Triggering Lake-Effect Snow and Southern Freezes

NWS Posts Freeze and Frost Alerts Across South and Central U.S. as High Pressure Brings Cool, Dry Weekend

Hurricane Melissa Surges to Category 4 as Halloween Coastal Storm Track Remains Uncertain

Cold Front Clears the East as Gusty Winds, Cooldown and Advisories Follow

Weekend Cold Front to End Dry Stretch With Widespread Rain and Strong Gusts

Coast-to-Coast Storms Lift, Leaving Lingering Flood and Surf Risks

Cold Front Exits as Fall Air Settles In, Frost Risk Next

Warm Start Gives Way to Midweek Front With Rain and a Fall Cooldown

Erin’s Remnants Turn UK Unsettled, While Chicago Braces for a Midweek Cold Snap

Met Office Issues Yellow Rain Warnings as Heavy Downpours and Strong Winds Return

Deadly Cloudburst Strikes Himachal While Northeast US Braces for Flash Floods