The National Weather Service changed several of its winter weather terms in October 2024. Here is what they new terms mean.

An unusual weather phenomenon known as thundersnow was reported near Essex County Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The rare weather event was reported around 6:17 p.m. Thundersnow is what happens when lightning can occur within snowstorms and is possible when there is a relatively strong instability and

This condition will bring low marine clouds with pockets of fog and mist to the coastal regions during late afternoon and evening. Otherwise, moderate to fresh (13 to 24 mph) Santa Lucia (northeasterly) winds are forecast during the night and morning driving the marine layer off the sea and leaving behind clear skies.

The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.

The NWS and NOAA have made changes to several cold weather alerts this past fall. Some of the coldest air we have felt across NEO in years is expected early next week.

According to the NWS, Cincinnati is expected to receive approximately 3 inches of snow Friday through Saturday. However, the city could get as much as 5 inches on the high-end.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Pensacola area and said there's a 50% chance the region will see snow amounts of 1 to 3 inches on Tuesday. If there's no snow, there will be freezing rain and ice accumulation.

As of Thursday, Jan. 16, Weather Service forecasts for central and Eastern North Carolina show two opportunities “for precipitation other than rain,” meteorologists’ way of saying it could be snow but don’t get too excited, it might be our old nemeses sleet or freezing rain.

It’s important to understand the types of severe weather that affect our area and start preparing for the active weather season.

With that, overnight temperatures are expected to plunge in Mississippi next week. According to AccuWeather, Jackson could have temperatures as low as 18 degrees next week and Corinth and Oxford may have temperatures drop to around 13 degrees. Temperatures in parts of the Delta may plunge to 19 and Starkville is expected to hit 14.

A potent cold front will enter the north-central U.S. before roaring across much of the rest of the nation over the weekend.

It was the second time this month that the weather service tweaked a snow total: It bumped up Jan. 3’s amount from a “trace” to 0.1. With the adjustments, Philadelphia’s seasonal total climbed to 2.5 inches, a full 0.4 inches ahead of Atlanta’s.