Freeze warning, cold advisory? Be familiar with these official winter weather terms
The National Weather Service changed several of its winter weather terms in October 2024. Here is what they new terms mean.
National Weather Service makes changes to winter watch, warning terminology
The National Weather Service has simplified some of its winter weather alerts for Wind Chill and Extreme Cold Warnings.
New cold weather terminology from National Weather Service
Another new change is the Wind Chill Advisory will be renamed to "Cold Weather Advisory" as shown below with the explanation. The hard freeze watches and warnings will be renamed and consolidated to "Freeze Watch" and "Freeze Warning" as shown below with the explanation.
Weather service issues its most severe fire warning for parts of L.A. area as winds pick up
The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.
Wind chills could reach -27 in NE Ohio, National Weather Service warns
The weather conditions expected today and Wednesday in Northeast Ohio are at a dangerous level, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures today will be around 10 degrees in the Cleveland area and wind chills could make it feel as cold as 14 below zero.
Extreme Cold Warning issued for part of Michigan, wind chill already hit 40 below zero
An Extreme Cold Warning - the first one of its kind for Michigan - has been issued for the western section of the Upper Peninsula. It’s a section of the state where the wind chill has already plummeted to 40 degrees below zero in at least one spot today,
National Weather Service introduces new Cold Weather Advisory
The National Weather Service has updated its advisory system to better reflect dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills. This new 'Cold Weather Advisory' replaces the previous 'Wind Chill Advisory.
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National Weather Service Calls for Mostly Cloudy Skies, Wind Gusts to 20 mph, High Near 57 Friday on Space Coast
On Thursday, the National Weather Service in Melbourne forecasts it will be partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Extreme fire weather returns to Southern California as winds up to 100 MPH prompt most urgent warning from NWS
Southern California braces for a ferocious return of fire danger as the National Weather Service issues its most urgent ...
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Tuesday’s Winds Didn’t Reach Their Predicted Speeds, but Wednesday’s Might
it was because the winds were weaker than predicted on Tuesday and no longer met the National Weather Service’s criteria for a “particularly dangerous situation.” The phrase describes a rare ...
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44 below zero: Where the weather service says to expect dangerous wind chills in Michigan
The Marquette NWS office said wind chills in some areas could reach 44 below zero early in the week and residents should ...
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LA Weather Timeline: Santa Ana winds to bring ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ Red Flag Warning
Extreme fire weather returns to Southern California - particularly Los Angeles and Ventura counties - as winds of up to 100 ...
How Is Wind Chill Calculated? Why It Feels Colder Than It Is
The National Weather Service has warned that bitterly cold wind chills could result in hypothermia or frostbite.
Portland’s cold weather continues Thursday under partly cloudy skies; high 45
Frost is likely in most areas early Thursday, unless you're in the Troutdale, Camas area where temps are already about 40 degrees.