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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 >

One of the services provided by the Fort Worth Center Weather Center Service (CWSU) is to provide twice-per-year refresher training on both warm season convective (thunderstorm) hazards and winter weather hazards. Links to the training presentations provided by the Fort Worth CWSU can be found below both in a recorded video format and as slides in PDF format.

 

 

Training Series

 

 

Video

 

Slides

 

  Thunder storm symbol in outline icon style. Lightning, cloud, weather ...  Warm Season (Updated Feb 2024):

  • Thunderstorms, gust fronts, density altitude, etc.

 

MP4 File (24.6 MB)

 

PDF File (3.6 MB)

 

   Snowflake Black And White Sign, Logo, Accent, Vinylready PNG and Vector ...   Cold Season (Updated Sep 2025): 

  • Icing, turbulence, winter weather, low ceilings/visibility, etc.

 

MP4 File (24.4 MB)

 

PDF File (3.0 MB)