CCN Weather Update for Monday January 26, 2026.
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Here’s today’s Bottom Line:
I am — beyond glad — this storm is in the rear-view mirror.
I’ve been forecasting since 2010 and this has been, by far, the most challenging weather situation I’ve ever encountered.
And I’m glad it’s over. “Weather fatigue” is very real.
Arctic high pressure builds across the middle section of the country, extending eastward. This is cold, dry high pressure and will lead to increasing sunshine today.
Temperatures today will be steadily falling, such that by suppertime I expect will be in the 30s. Those temps continue to tumble tonight and bus-stop temps early Tuesday will be in the 13-17 degree range, with wind chill values of 5 to 10 above zero. Clear skies.
Dry high pressure stays in place until a dry cold front moves through on Wednesday. This will be a reinforcing shot of Arctic air, and will be followed by more strong, very cold high pressure.
Now by this coming weekend our attention turns to the southern jet stream. Way too early to look at any specifics right now. Modeling has an area of low pressure taking shape along the northern Gulf coast, transitioning off the Florida coast by Saturday… while strong high pressure extends from northern Texas all the way to Michigan. There will be an abundance of cold air in place, through the entire atmosphere. What I’m watching is the strength of the high suppressing the low far to the south… there’s a chance places like southern Georgia and northern Florida get some snow while we remain dry and cold.
In looking at the NWS WPC charts, they have a little bit of light snow painted over most of the Carolinas, so I put in a 10% chance for snow in my forecast for Saturday. Don’t get too excited yet, confidence on that is super low and, again, it’s way too soon to get into any specifics.
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–Meteorologist Christopher Cawley
