Sacramento mid-day weather forecast: Jan. 5, 2023
Here's how the next seven days of weather will look.
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In publication since 1818, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a "soggy, shivery spring ahead" for much of the country.
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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.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Think this is bad? Check out photos of Fort Worth’s epic ‘cobblestone’ ice storm of 2013
Who remembers the December 2013 winter storm that coated Fort Worth in 4 inches (!) of sleet, causing what became known as “cobblestone” ice on roads?
- Sacramento Bee
Rain, snow and cold to hit Sacramento and Tahoe. Here’s what to prepare for this week
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- Fox Weather
Polar vortex to bring 'once-in-a-generation' cold event to Northeast this weekend
A lobe of the polar vortex is expected to bring a dangerous arctic outbreak to the Northeast from Friday into Saturday. It could also bring some of the coldest weather in more than a generation in some cities, the FOX Forecast Center warned.
- Sacramento Bee
Watch massive group of elk sprint along Utah freeway before returning to mountains
The herd caused traffic delays for drivers as they crossed multiple roads.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Icy roads leaving drivers stranded all over Fort Worth area on Wednesday
An ice storm warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Thursday in North Texas as more areas will be hit by freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
- AccuWeather
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Fickle February: Hit and run winter continues to lack commitment
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- Idaho Statesman
Dead elk pile up in Utah town. Could a popular landscaping plant be responsible?
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- The Weather Network
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- Miami Herald
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Plumes of ash filled the sky as the volcano rumbled to life for the first time in 19 years.
- AccuWeather
Dallas coated in dangerous ice from freezing rain
Storm chaser Reed Timmer reports dangerous icy roads and highways in Dallas, Texas, that formed from freezing rain on Feb. 1.
- Fox Weather
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A freight train derailed earlier this week after traveling through New Zealand floodwaters.
- Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declares state of emergency due to ice storm
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- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
How is Texas’ power grid holding up as a winter storm grips much of the state?
Some local outages are expected as ice forms on trees and power lines.
- WFXT
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