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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

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 DATE                    MONDAY 01/12/26                         TUESDAY 01/13/26                   
 TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                    4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
 CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   70   60   20   25   20   15   15   25   20   20   15   10   10    5    5
 TEMPERATURE        31   34   38   42   40   37   37   37   37   38   43   48   44   38   37   37   36
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  36                  48                  33
 WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)         11    9    6    4    5    8    9    9    9    9    8    4    3    6    9    9    9
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.0  6.1  6.5  7.0  7.2  7.3  7.5  7.6  7.7  7.8  7.8  8.0  8.1  7.9  7.9  7.7  7.6
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN