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 the day. 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 Monday February 2, 2026...\n ON... Feb 2, 1956 A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas began on Groundhog's Day. The storm produced 15 inches of snow at Roswell, NM and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle. IN 1996...Bitterly cold Arctic air combined with gusty northerly winds brought wind chill readings to around 40 degrees below zero during the early morning hours across southwest Kansas. Dodge City reported morning lows of minus 8 on the 2nd, minus 9 on the 3rd, and minus 8 on the 4th.

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