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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:50:21 am EST

Looking at the week ahead... Slightly above-average rain changes are expected through most of the week ahead. Seasonal high temperatures will be accompanied by warmer-than-average lows.
TONIGHT... Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TONIGHT... NE-E light/gentle breezes, becoming moderate after midnight (~15 knots for Hawk Channel and the Florida Straits). Seas: Bay/Gulfside building to 1-2 ft; Hawk Channel 1-2 ft; FL Straits building to 2-4 ft; SE Gulf 1-2 ft. Bay/nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop (Hawk Channel becoming a moderate chop). Isolated showers & thunderstorms (FL Straits scattered showers).
TONIGHT... NE-E light/gentle breezes, becoming moderate after midnight (~15 knots for Hawk Channel and the Florida Straits). Seas: Bay/Gulfside building to 1-2 ft; Hawk Channel 1-2 ft; FL Straits building to 2-4 ft; SE Gulf 1-2 ft. Bay/nearshore waters smooth to a light chop, becoming a light to moderate chop (Hawk Channel becoming a moderate chop). Isolated showers & thunderstorms (FL Straits scattered showers).

 


 

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