La Niña was observed in September, leading to NOAA issuing a La Niña advisory. These conditions are expected to persist through winter into spring, with impacts likely for the upcoming winter season and beyond into next spring. La Niña often plays a role in determining storm tracks during the winter season and severe weather into the spring.

AccuWeather predicts a cold and stormy winter, especially in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast. ATLANTA — While it’s not quite sweater weather across much of the country, winter is right around the corner, and it could be a cold and stormy season, according to AccuWeather.

The 2025-26 season is the 14th season that The Weather Channel is naming winter storms. The names you see above will be used in alphabetical order to identify this season's winter storms, starting with Alston.

A new winter forecast from AccuWeather predicts the Midwest and parts of the Great Lakes could be a bullseye for early winter storms and “multiple blasts of frigid air.”

Some of the most substantial low-elevation rain and mountain snow since early last spring will fall on parts of the western United States early week this week.

A wild mix of weather swept the Central Coast Monday, delivering heavy rain, flooding, lightning, hail—and two funnel clouds that had locals doing double-takes.