The first cross-country storm of 2026 is brewing, and is expected to bring rain to millions, as well as the threat of severe weather to the Deep South and even some snow across the Upper Midwest.

Snow and ice will bring areas of slippery travel to the northern tier at midweek before a large late-week storm spreads rain, snow and thunderstorms with major travel problems across much of the central and eastern U.

The last days of 2025 include all sorts of potential bad weather: Blizzard conditions, a brewing bomb cyclone and "Blue Norther." Here's what to know.

Thunderstorms moved into the Chicago area late Sunday morning on a roller coaster of a day on the weather front.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a Level 1 out of 5 (marginal) risk for severe weather roughly along the Interstate 65 corridor and along and south of Interstate 85. That would include places such as Mobile, Montgomery, Auburn, Troy and Dothan.

The Great Plains, including parts of Texas, has become an epicenter for severe storm activity, according to a new report. Environmental insights firm AEM just released its annual lightning report, which uses detection technology that recorded nearly 430 million lightning pulses within 88.