Next Weather: WBZ Evening Update For January 6
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Sacramento BeeWhat 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?
- 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.
- The Weather Network
Huge 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.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Elderly couple, dog rescued after days trapped in the snow near Prescott
An elderly Arizona couple and their dog were rescued Thursday after spending two nights trapped in snow and ice. Here's what to know about winter driving.
- The Herald News
An arctic blast chills the SouthCoast this weekend. Here's how to stay safe in the cold.
This mild winter will get a dangerous jolt of bone-chilling weather as a blast of arctic weather will roll into the Southcoast on Friday night.
- MarketWatch
Frustrated Texans endure another icy winter storm with no power, heat
Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in homes without power for a second day Thursday, most of them around booming Austin, and fading hopes of a quick fix stirred grim memories of a deadly 2021 blackout after an icy winter storm across the southern U.S.
- MarketWatch
Arctic blast threatens negative-50ºF temperatures in New England, while Texas power grid is again sputtering
Rising temperatures offered some hope Friday for frustrated Texans days after they lost power — and in many cases heat — in a deadly winter storm, while a new wave of frigid weather rolling into the Northeast led communities to close schools and open warming centers. Wind chills in some higher elevations of the Northeast could punch below minus 50º (minus 45º Celsius) as an Arctic front swept in from Canada, forecasters said. In Texas, officials in Austin compared damage from fallen trees and iced-over power lines to tornadoes as they came under criticism for slow repairs and shifting timelines to restore power.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sacramento Bee
Tahoe travel ‘extremely difficult’ this weekend due to winter storm. Here’s what to expect
Travel delays are expected.
- People
Olympian Ashley Cain-Gribble Ice Skates in the Streets of Texas During Historic Freeze: Watch
Cain-Gribble and her former figure-skating partner Timothy LeDuc retired in June 2022 after skating together for six years
- 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.
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
A little bit of rain and snow for Northern California
KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at the timing of the next chance for rain and snow in Northern California and how long it will last.
- Reuters
New England prepares for 'wicked' deep freeze as ice storm coats South
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Northeast braced on Thursday for a historic deep freeze, with wind chills expected to plunge to the equivalent of -50 degrees Fahrenheit (-46 Celsius) in some spots, while freezing rain in the South left thousands without power and turned roadways into ice rinks. Dangerous wind chills were likely in an area stretching from northern Pennsylvania to Maine starting early on Friday and through Saturday evening, the National Weather Service said in its forecast. "The wind chills have the potentially to be once-in-a- generation cold," the weather service said, urging people to either stay indoors or take precautions against frostbite and hypothermia.
- 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.
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Is the Myrtle Beach area getting snow? It’s going to be a very cold weekend
An arctic front pushing through the Grand Strand brings a small chance of snow along with temperatures that could drop well below freezing.
- KABC – Los Angeles
Latest weather with Brianna Ruffalo
Southern California on Friday will see mild temperatures and some sunshine as a chance of drizzle arrives Sunday.
- 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.