Arcfield Weather

*While there has been record warmth across the western states and warmer-than-normal weather elsewhere in the US, extreme cold has persisted across Alaska and Canada...Fairbanks, AK has recorded its 2nd coldest winter ever (12/1/25-3/22/26) with data going back to early 1900's*

Morning video discussion: "Record warmth continues across western US...extreme cold continues Alaska, Canada" arcfieldweather.com/videos

*Colder-than-normal today in the Mid-Atlantic region despite plenty of sunshine...looking dry and quite mild on Thursday afternoon for the Phillies, Mets, and Orioles home openers...colder again by the weekend*

@PHuber19 trade winds in the tropical Pacific definitely play a role in "La Nina vs El Nino"...in fact, there are reasons to believe a general shift will take place soon with westerlies forming helping to bring warmer water to the surface...not too familiar with possible impact in the Gulf

@ArcfieldWeather My sister's been in Ft. Myers and mentioned a large shift in beach sands on Sanibel. Wondering if there's a correlation. My understanding of ENSO is that it's about winds, showing up in SSTs. Primarily trade winds at the equator, but other latitudes too, in the Gulf?

*El Nino conditions to return to the tropical Pacific Ocean by the summer (tropical) season with implications in the Atlantic Basin* arcfieldweather.com/blog/2026/3/23…

*Becoming windy and colder today in the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of a strong cold front...N-NW increasing to around 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph or so...stays chilly on Tuesday...more unsettled weather later in the week*

*Strong cold front brings the threat of strong-to-severe thunderstorms to portions of the Mid-Atlantic/Ohio Valley later today and tonight...damaging winds and large hail on the table*

*Showers tonight in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor...maybe a thunderstorm...showers again later Sunday night/early Monday...quite mild on Sunday with 70's in DC...60's in Philly, NYC*

*Next shower activity in the Mid-Atlantic region comes on Friday night with a milder weekend to follow...another system brings showers on Sunday night and then colder air returns early next week*

*One of the worst snowstorms ever in eastern Pennsylvania...March 18-21, 1958* arcfieldweather.com/blog/2026/3/18…

Morning video discussion: "A look at SSTs and prospects for an El Nino...revisiting the early March stratospheric warming event and the likelihood for multiple cold air outbreaks across the northeastern states" arcfieldweather.com/videos

*Another chilly day in the Mid-Atlantic region, but this time, with little to no wind...milder weather returns by the end of the week and for the upcoming weekend...a few weak systems can bring shower activity from time-to-time*

*Snow showers/snow squalls increasing in coverage across the Mid-Atlantic region in this unusually cold air mass...*

*The very warm and dry weather pattern that has been persistent across the western US will intensify later this week with a strong upper-level ridge moving overhead...Denver is likely to see their warmest March temperatures ever by Saturday with mid-to-upper 80's on the table*

Morning video discussion: "An atmospheric river during the next several days for Pacific NW/SW Canada...recap of yesterday's action in the eastern states" youtube.com/watch?v=sax_Do…

*Much colder today in the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of a strong cold front...that front produced wind gusts of 68 mph at DCA...their highest since May 2019 and their third highest during the past 30 years, 66 mph at Dulles (IAD), and 60 mph at Philly Intl (PHL).*

*High risk of severe weather in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region… downpours, localized flooding, damaging winds, tornadoes, power outages...all on the table* arcfieldweather.com/blog/2026/3/16…

*High risk of severe weather later today in the Mid-Atlantic region...downpours, damaging wind gusts, and even tornadoes on the table...turns much colder late tonight and Tuesday following the passage of an intense cold front*

*An unusually high risk of severe weather on Monday in the Mid-Atlantic region* arcfieldweather.com/blog/2026/3/14…

*Intense storm system to have an impact on a large part of the nation in the Sunday/Monday/Tuesday time period…ranging from blizzard conditions to severe weather* arcfieldweather.com/blog/2026/3/14…