• Urgent warning for Southern California for powerful winds, extremely critical fire weather

    ByTeo Blašković

    Southern California’s wildfire risk is reaching critical levels on Monday, January 20, 2025, with forecasters cautioning that dry vegetation and powerful winds could create the perfect conditions for fast-spreading, unpredictable fires. Potential impacts from this event include downed trees and power outages, very rapid and erratic fire spread, dangerous driving conditions and travel delays, especially for high-profile vehicles, and hazardous sea conditions with potential breaking waves for Avalon Harbor. If you live in affected region and haven’t prepared already, now is the time to act.

  • U.S. braces for Arctic blast and major Northeast winter storm

    ByRishika Yadav

    The WPC has issued urgent 2 messages regarding an intense Arctic blast and an impending winter storm set to impact the U.S. this weekend. A powerful Arctic air mass will move southeast from the Rockies on January 17 by bringing extreme cold while a winter storm on January 19 to 20 is expected to produce heavy snowfall from West Virginia to southern New England.