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The eastern half of the US will be dealing with some form of weather today ranging from snow, to a wintry mix, to rain and thunderstorms – here are the latest forecasts and weather news around the country today.
Soaking rain will spread over most of the southern US today, with strong thunderstorms for Florida and the potential of severe weather from Miami to the Keys.
Then it will also extend from the South into some eastern in northeastern portions of the country as far north as Massachusetts.
Mixed precipitation will cover a wide swath of the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley regions extending from Minnesota to the north to northern Arkansas to the south, as well as to Pennsylvania and the Virginias to the east, and North Carolina and Tennessee to the south.
Northern states such as Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island our also forecast to experience a wintry mix.
Snow is forecast for portions of northern and eastern Pennsylvania, all of New York, Vermont, northern New Hampshire, and Northern Maine.
Wyoming: Winter weather forces closure of I-80 between Cheyenne and Laramie
Minnesota: Freezing drizzle and snow will make for dangerous Friday commute. Also, Minneapolis/St. Paul and other cities in Minnesota have experienced the cloudiest January since record keeping began in 1963.
Portland, Oregon has had its highest rainfall total for January in 3 years.
Washington: Concerns of flooding and potential weekend snow.
Denver: Temps could hit 70 this weekend, with more snow next week.
A risk of severe weather still exists for Super Bowl weekend, but the revised forecast reflects a lower risk.
The storm risk extends from Fort Lauderdale all the way south to Key West and west to Marco Island. Storms building in the Gulf of Mexico will kick off on Friday and continue through Saturday.
The highest potential for severe weather exists early Saturday through mid-day.
Storms are expected to move out by Sunday, with a dry out occurring. Temperatures in Miami on game day are forecast for a high near 70 degrees, dropping to 65 degrees by kickoff at 6:30 PM.
West: San Francisco 61, Los Angeles 80, Reno 62, Las Vegas 66, Salt Lake City 43, Denver 54.
Northwest & Northern Rockies: Seattle 56, Portland 61, Boise 46, Billings 56, Bismarck 36, Rapid City 50.
Southwest: Phoenix 73, Albuquerque 52, El Paso 57, Lubbock 55, San Antonio 62.
Upper Midwest & Central US: Minneapolis 53, Kansas City 40, St. Louis 43, Oklahoma City 51.
South: Dallas 54, Houston 59, Memphis 50, New Orleans 61, Atlanta 44, Charlotte 42, Jacksonville 69, Tampa 73, Miami 79.
Ohio Valley: Chicago 38, Detroit 32, Cincinnati 40.
East: Norfolk 50, Washington, D.C. 48, Buffalo 33, New York 45, Boston 45, Bangor 23.
