The U.S. weather pattern is locked into a classic early fall transition: a nor’easter-like coastal storm is spinning up off the Southeast, set to lash the Mid-Atlantic coast midweek with rain, wind, and rough surf. Meanwhile, persistent heat grips the Mississippi Valley and Northeast, and storm chances reload late week across the Central and Northern Plains. A soggy setup also lingers over California, South Florida, and parts of the Southwest through the weekend.
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January is closing out with no shortage of winter weather. Frigid temperatures will dominate the eastern U.S. for the rest of the week as another round of arctic air spills southward starting Friday. The cold could break more records as far south as Florida. Meanwhile, forecasters are closely tracking a potentially significant East Coast winter storm this weekend that could bring heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England. Out West, a soggy pattern continues in the Pacific Northwest, with rounds of rain and mountain snow.