Maine / New Brunswick Regional Satellite

Credit: College of DuPage / NOAA GOES-19 Imagery (visible--day; night--infrared)

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U.S. National Weather Outlook
Updated February 3, 2026

A developing storm system will bring a mix of winter weather and rain across much of the eastern U.S. through Wednesday. Light wintry precipitation is expected from the upper Ohio Valley into the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, while areas farther south from Texas to the Southeast will see periods of rain and some thunderstorms. Cold air lingering over Florida will ease, with temperatures steadily warming back to near normal by midweek. Another push of cold air will slide into the Great Lakes, supporting light snow in spots. Meanwhile, the northern High Plains will turn much warmer than average. A few fast-moving systems may bring light snow to the Great Lakes, but most of the West stays mild and dry.

Tuesday: No severe thunderstorms are expected across the continental United States through tonight. Along the Northwest Gulf Coast into parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and east Texas, the air is slowly warming and becoming slightly more humid after a recent blast of arctic air. Even so, the atmosphere will only be marginally supportive of thunderstorms. As a cold front moves southeast later today and tonight, a few isolated thunderstorms may develop this afternoon across east Texas and the Ark-La-Tex region, then shift into the lower Mississippi Valley this evening and overnight. Any storms that do form are expected to be weak, producing brief rain and possibly a rumble of thunder, but no severe weather is anticipated.