Very Cold Temperatures from the Northern Plains to Ohio Valley; Swath of Snow from the Midwest to Central Appalachians

Arctic air will bring very cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains to the Ohio Valley today, expanding into the Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. A swath of accumulating snow is expected today from the Midwest to Central Appalachians, expanding into portions of the Mid-Atlantic tonight into Sunday. Read More >

December 2022 was certainly historic in several ways. For Duluth alone, several daily snowfall records were broken, and with an inch of snow that fell on December 31, the monthly snowfall record was broken as well. Elsewhere, below normal temperatures and above average precipitation and snowfall was the overall trend, which is consistent with patterns we normally see during a La Niña pattern. With all the added moisture, Lake Superior is sitting at about a foot above average and drought conditions have improved a bit more across the region.

For the rest of January, the CPC is forecasting above normal temperatures and precipitation. Equal chances to perhaps below normal temperatures are favored in the 3-month outlook with above normal precipitation.