Denver: A cold front moved into Colorado and adjacent Wyoming this week, bringing cooler air, gusty north–northwest winds and precipitation from Tuesday into Friday. National Weather Service offices issued winter-weather advisories for high country starting Tuesday evening and reported gusts potentially reaching about 45–50 mph with mountain snow developing Tuesday...
Phoenix this week marked the halfway point of construction on the Cave Creek advanced water purification plant, while the Southwest Florida Water Management District announced irrigation restrictions beginning April 3 and Fort Collins utilities said they are awaiting Colorado–Big Thompson quota decisions before setting local limits. The Phoenix facility will complete...
Columbia, S.C. — The South Carolina Forestry Commission lifted the statewide burn ban Monday morning after extremely low humidities and gusty winds that prompted the March 27 ban subsided; officials announced the ban ended at 7 a.m. and urged continued vigilance as elevated drought persists across much of the state. Officials...
Orlando, Fla. Meteorologists warned of rough surf, elevated rip-current risk and warmer temperatures across Central Florida and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, as persistent onshore easterly winds brought gusts and coastal waves that created hazardous beach conditions from Mobile to Orlando. Local advisories urged swimmers to stay...
United States: Local weather services issued Sunday forecasts for different regions, reporting cool starts and daytime warming across Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Forecasters on March 29 described morning lows near freezing, breezy coastal winds, and an approaching pattern bringing increased humidity and rain chances later in the week. Charlotte...
Columbia: The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a statewide burn ban taking effect Friday at 4 p.m., prohibiting most outdoor burning across all counties after local jurisdictions such as Georgetown and Beaufort had already enacted bans amid a Red Flag fire alert this week. Officials cited drought conditions, dangerously low humidity,...
Indianapolis: Record-high temperatures are forecast for Thursday as a strong cold front approaches, with local and regional forecasts warning of strong to severe thunderstorms across parts of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan late Thursday into early Friday, concentrated from Thursday evening through the predawn hours. Authorities and weather services caution residents about...
Port Arthur, Texas: A large explosion and subsequent fire tore through a unit at Valero’s Port Arthur refinery on Monday, March 24, prompting city officials to issue shelter-in-place alerts for nearby neighborhoods as emergency crews responded to visible flames and smoke. Authorities and Valero said all personnel were accounted for this...
Honolulu: Emergency officials issued evacuation orders Friday for communities downstream of the 120-year-old Wahiawa Dam after heavy rains caused severe flooding on Oahu, prompting sirens and alerts as authorities warned the dam was at risk of imminent failure and advised residents to leave immediately. Officials reported more than 230 rescues and...
United States: An early-season heat wave shattered March temperature records across the U.S. Southwest on and around March 19–21, with desert sites reporting 43–44.4°C (approximately 109–112°F) and numerous cities logging new March highs, prompting weather services to document unprecedented spring warmth. Officials and scientists issued extreme heat warnings this week, with...
