Dangerous Cold Persists through Monday; Wintry Weather from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes

Bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will persist from Florida to the Northeast through Monday. Daily record low temperatures are forecast across the Southeast and Florida, with some all-time February low temperature records possible across Florida. An Alberta clipper will spread wintry precipitation across the Northern Plains today and into the upper Great Lakes into tonight. Read More >

Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Sunday February 1, 2026...\n ON... Feb 1, 1989 Arctic air invaded the central United States. Russell Kansas, the hot spot in the nation the previous day with a high of 84 degrees, reported a morning low of 12 degrees. IN 1951...The greatest ice storm of record in the US produced a layer of ice up to 4 inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania causing 25 deaths, 500 serious injuries, and 100 million dollars damage. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week to 10 days.

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