Next Weather: WBZ Evening Forecast For Jan. 3
Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast.
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The Columbus DispatchThe Farmers' Almanac has made its spring forecast. What does it mean for Ohio?
In publication since 1818, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a "soggy, shivery spring ahead" for much of the country.
- Argus Leader
Sioux Falls nearly breaks 1929 snowfall record for January
It's been nearly 90 years since Sioux Falls saw more than 20 inches of snow in January, though the city has seen snowier winters.
- The Burlington Free Press
Temperatures will plummet to dangerous levels this weekend. Are you prepared?
You may need to change your weekend plans. Dangerously cold temperatures are on the way and windchills could be 40 degrees below zero for much of Vermont.
- Fox Weather
Deadly ice storm cripples Texas with worst yet to come for South
At least two people have been killed in car crashes in Texas as a long-duration, crippling ice storm continues to slide across the region leading to treacherous driving conditions and mounting power outages.
- Redding Record Searchlight
Drenched by higher-than-normal rain, Lake Shasta water level rises 60 feet during January
Higher-than-normal rainfall during the past month has dramatically changed Lake Shasta, with the water level of California’s largest reservoir rising 60 feet since the end of December.
- Sacramento Bee
An elusive creature is staring at you from Joshua Tree in this photo. Do you see it?
“While exploring the park, always keep an eye on the rocks and boulders around you.”
- MarketWatch
Here’s why a record-setting lack of snow in New York City is pretty chilling
New York City has a new streak for delayed snowfall but there are implications to unseasonably mild weather.
- WFXT
Bundle up, Massachusetts! An arctic blast will surge in later this week and send temps plummeting
Massachusetts is in for a wake-up call later this week when an arctic blast surges into the region with freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.
- Fox News
Video shows Wisconsin police officer getting snow dumped on him after closing door
The Viroqua Police Department outside of Madison, Wisconsin, has released a video of one of its officers getting slammed with snow after closing a door.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Latest: Ice storm warning for Fort Worth area to make travel on roads ‘nearly impossible’
More freezing rain on Wednesday likely will also mean more power outages, the weather service said.
- The El Paso Times
Texas winter storm causes pileup on I-10 near Van Horn; El Paso flights canceled
It's sunny in El Paso, but a winter ice storm is creating havoc in other parts of Texas.
- Sacramento Bee
4.1-magnitude quake felt by hundreds shakes Montana, seismologists say
“Thought someone was beating on the wall with a 2x4 or something.”
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Latest: Dozens injured in crashes on icy roads as winter storm grips North Texas
Hundreds of crashes, schools shutting down, flights canceled -- and the worst of the winter weather hadn’t even arrived yet in Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Fox Weather
Multiple Hawaiian islands under Flood Watch as rain soaks the tropical islands
Flood Watches remain in effect for most of the islands into Monday afternoon as a strong area of low pressure soaks the state from east to west, dropping several inches of rain on some of the islands.
- LA Times
Winter storms bring snow and rain to Southern California, subzero temps to Tahoe basin
Snow on the Grapevine early Monday prompts brief traffic escorts. Much of the Los Angeles area has recorded significant rain in the last two days.
- Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declares state of emergency due to ice storm
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency in Arkansas due to the ice storm. Hazardous roadways covered in ice Tuesday.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Freezing rain, wintry mix to hit Central Kentucky. Here’s a look at the forecast, timeline
Here’s the latest forecast from the National Weather Service Louisville, plus tips for driving safely if you must commute.
- Reuters Videos
Israel refills the Sea of Galilee, supplying Jordan on the way
STORY: Israel is saving its main freshwater reservoir from the effects of climate changeThe Sea of Galilee was being lost to droughtsSo Israel built a chain of desalination plants along its Meditteranean coast They turn seawater into freshwater, to refill the lake when water levels get low(Yoav Barkay, Manager of the national water carrier)"With this environment of climate changes, you don't know what to expect next year and the year afterward. We are standing now in the late January and with very little rainfalls during this winter in Israel, arid winter basically with no rainfall. And we are no longer depending on rain basically for water supply because we know to manage the system and take the extra water, the extra water we produce artificially with desalination plants, and bring it to fill the natural lake if needed."The new system will also allow Israel to double the amount of water it sells to JordanWater was a major component in the 1994 peace treaty between the two nations
- AccuWeather
Polar vortex to unleash dangerous cold blast in northeastern US
A quick but intense blast of Arctic air will barrel into the Northeast later this week to deliver quite a cold shock to the Northeast and neighboring Canada, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The wave of freezing air will serve as a harsh reminder that it's still the dead of winter despite January producing temperatures of 5-15 degrees above average across the region. "A shift of the polar vortex will be at the heart of the brief cold blast in the Northeast," AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologis
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Don’t drive on icy North Texas roads Tuesday, Wednesday; 1 dead in Arlington because of weather
“If you can, it’s best to stay home,” said Val Lopez with the Texas Department of Transportation in Fort Worth.