23ABC Weather for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Today's Kern County weather for Tuesday, January 17, 2023, brought to you by 23ABC's Bryan Gallo.
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The Weather NetworkHuge temperature rebound coming for Eastern Canada, but there’s a catch
A 30-degree temperature rebound is on the way for much of Eastern Canada in the coming days, but it comes at a catch.
- Sacramento Bee
What happened to California’s drought status this week? Interactive map shows latest
Rain is forecast to fall across the Sacramento Valley this weekend. Plus, heavy mountain snow could affect mountain travel.
- AccuWeather
Pacific storm train to resume along West Coast
Pacific storms will once again reach the West Coast of the United States after a hiatus over the last couple of weeks. AccuWeather forecasters say that the upcoming storms won't pack quite the same punch as storms in early January. A change in the weather pattern will bring more of a west-to-east flow in the jet stream, which will usher in a string of quick-moving storms from the Pacific Ocean. In general, the storms will deliver moderate amounts of rain and mountain snow compared to the extreme
- Democrat and Chronicle
Want to start your car to heat it up? Here's why doing so in winter weather may be a bad idea
During Rochester winters, many car owners may be asking: How often should I start my car to warm it up?
- INSIDER
New Hampshire's Mount Washington may reach its coldest temperatures since 1885, with officials projecting 46 degrees below zero and wind speeds close to 135 mph
The National Weather Service said the windchill on Mount Washington on Friday reached -108 degrees Fahrenheit, potentially breaking a US record.
- Jalopnik
Man Drives Fanboat on North Texas' Icy Roads
An adventurous Texan decided to take his fanboat on the ice-covered road of North Texas. Earlier this week, a winter storm swept across the state of Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, North Texas got an inch and a half of sleet on Tuesday and freezing rain on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been canceled. Texas’ roads are also in a state of disarray, with plenty of roads impassable by car.
- GOBankingRates
What Is the Current State of the Housing Market in Your State?
If you're thinking of buying, selling or investing in real estate, forget what you've read about the "housing market." The housing market is actually 50 different housing markets, and if you're...
- Sacramento Bee
Did it really snow in Sacramento last night? Here’s what happened — and what’s next
Weather app forecasts showed snow in the Sacramento area.
- Fox Weather
Unfathomable cold from polar vortex: Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, hits -100 degrees wind chill
Hurricane-force wind gusts will peak as high as 140 mph. Temperatures will plunge to life-threatening values, with the wind chill dropping to nearly 110 degrees below zero.
- The State
Does SC still have any chance for snow the rest of the winter? Here’s what Farmer’s Almanac predicts
Several states have been pummeled by snow and ice this winter — not so much for South Carolina. What does Farmer’s Almanac say about the rest of the season?
- Fox Weather
Rain, snow returns to California
Storm system to deliver heavy rain to the Golden State and snow to the intermountain West through the weekend.
- Sacramento Bee
Tahoe travel ‘extremely difficult’ this weekend due to winter storm. Here’s what to expect
Travel delays are expected.
- WFXT
Wind chill warning issued for Massachusetts as dangerously cold air pushes in
Massachusetts is bracing for the arrival of an arctic blast that's bringing wind chills as low as 40-below zero.
- USA TODAY
Ice storm death toll rises to 10 in South; 460K without power; New England braces for 'once in a generation' wind chills: Updates
As much of the South started to slowly defrost, the Northeast braced for an arctic blast expected to plunge temperatures below zero in some spots.
- Fox News
Arctic weather brings Northeast extremely cold temperatures
An arctic cold front is ushering in some of the lowest temperatures in years across the Northeast, with wind chills expected to fall to the minus-50-degree range in Maine.
- NBC News
Wind chills in New England are so low, they're literally off the charts
Warming centers were being opened across Maine Thursday as the state braced for bitterly cold temperatures that could see wind chills of minus 60 degrees.
- MarketWatch
50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below.
- Democrat and Chronicle
School closings in Rochester NY: How districts decide when to cancel school in cold weather
Wind chill values on Friday are forecast to be in the negative teens, not far from the point where cancellations are recommended.
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
Northern California Weekend Forecast: Feb. 3 at 8 a.m.
Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn breaks down what to expect with the forecast this weekend with rain and snow.
- ABC News
Where the Chinese surveillance balloon has been spotted
Government officials are closely tracking a massive surveillance balloon believed to be from China as it travels across the U.S. The white balloon, which China's foreign ministry has claimed to be used for meteorological purposes, is at an altitude of around 60,000 feet with a vessel described as the size of three buses, officials said. According to U.S. officials, the balloon traveled west of Alaska, south over the Aleutian Islands, over water into southwest Canada and then over Montana.