High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

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.AVIATION /02Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Precipitation has come to an end for the terminals, as the winter storm is largely coming to an end. Restrictions should gradually abate by the middle of the overnight period. VFR conditions are expected on Monday into Tuesday. As a coastal system exits to the east, northwesterly winds pick in strength on Monday with gusts to around 25 to 30 knots. Some residual wind lingers into Monday night before winds shift to southwesterly by Tuesday. The next clipper system yields a return to northwesterly flow by late Tuesday. West winds on Wednesday shift to northwest on Thursday, with VFR conditions expected both days. Winds gust up to 15 knots Wednesday afternoon before becoming light overnight. Winds increase on Thursday, gusting 15 to 25 knots across the terminals. AVIATION...AVS/BRO/CJL Update as of: 928 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026