SnowBrains Forecast: 15 Inches of Snow For New Zealand This Weekend This forecast was written at 10:30 a.m. PST on Thursday, June 26, 2025. A compact but productive late-week southerly pulse will blanket the South Island with 4″–15″ of new snow through Saturday night, with the deepest totals in the Mackenzie Basin, a healthy refresher around Queenstown–Wanaka, and only wind-raked leftovers for the North Island. Freezing levels fall quickly Friday night, […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 26, 2025 0 Comments
NOAA: When to Expect the Coldest Day of the Year Where You Live This Coldest Day of the Year post first appeared on the NOAA website. To give you a better idea of the coldest time of year, on average, for your area, NCEI has created Coldest Day of the Year maps for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are derived from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals—NCEI’s 30-year […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 26, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Another 20″ of Snow Poised to Deepen South America’s Stellar Season This forecast was created at noon PST on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. A one-two punch of mid-week and weekend storms will blanket the central and southern Andes with fresh snow, topping out near 20” at Corralco and 16” at Portillo by Monday. The first wave, late Wednesday into Thursday, puts down a supportive, slightly denser base, while a colder surge […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather Early Look at Winter 2025-26 | Cold and Snowy in the East, Drier and Warmer in the West Winter may be in the rearview mirror, but the anticipation for next season is already building. Summer is officially here, a couple of ski resorts across the northern hemisphere are still spinning lifts for late-season turns, and the southern hemisphere’s ski season is just getting underway. For many, the end of one season marks the start of planning for the […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 23, 2025 0 Comments
Brain Post: Why the Longest Day of the Year Isn’t the Hottest Day Between June 20 and June 22, the Northern Hemisphere leans closest to the Sun, giving us the year’s longest daylight and the steepest solar angle. Intuitively, that should be the time the temperature spikes, yet in most of North America, the deepest summer heat does not arrive until mid or late July and August. The delay, known as seasonal lag, […] Weather Clay Malott | June 22, 2025 0 Comments
NOAA: When to Expect the Warmest Day of the Year Where You Live During the summer months, most areas in the United States approach their highest temperatures for the year. To give you a better idea of the warmest time of year for your area, NCEI has created “Warmest Day of the Year” maps with the help of Climate.gov for the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The maps are derived from the […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 22, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Australian Alps to Score Up to 15″ of Snow This Week This forecast was created at 10 a.m. PST on Sunday, June 22, 2025. A prolonged early-season storm will sweep the Australian Alps from Monday night through Thursday, delivering roughly half a foot to more than a foot of new snow, with the deepest turns lining up for the higher peaks of New South Wales while Victoria scores respectable totals of […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 22, 2025 0 Comments
Winter Storm Warning and 24″ of Snow Closes 6,646′ Going-to-the-Sun Road, in Glacier National Park, MT Glacier National Park, Montana, has closed the alpine sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road this weekend as a potent weather system threatens to bring heavy rainfall and significant snow to the region on the first day of summer. The closure will affect the stretch between Avalanche and Rising Sun, a move prompted by forecasts of hazardous road conditions and heightened safety concerns. […] Weather SnowBrains | June 22, 2025 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are the Southern Hemisphere’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the Next 10 Days It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, these resorts will receive the most over the next week and beyond, hopefully setting them up for a successful winter. More resorts are opening as […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 21, 2025 0 Comments
[UPDATED: June 20] NOAA Winter 2025-26 Outlook: Long-Lead Seasonal Outlook Gives Sneak Peek of Next Winter [UPDATED June 20] – There are still ski areas open, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking to next winter. Yesterday, NOAA updated its long-lead seasonal outlooks, which include the winter 2025-26 season. We thought we’d take a quick look to see what might be in store for the U.S. next year. Last season, our team of meteorologists graded […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
NOAA July 2025 Outlook: Western U.S. to be Hotter and Drier Than Normal, East to be Hotter and Wetter Yesterday, the NOAA released its monthly outlook for July 2025. Below is a summary for those unfamiliar with meteorological terminology, and the full discussion further down for those who are. Related: NOAA Winter 2025-26 Outlook: Long-Lead Seasonal Outlook Gives Sneak Peek of Next Winter tl;dr: In July 2025, the western U.S. is expected to be hotter and drier than usual, […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Models and History Agree on Brutal Cold and Snowy Winter Ahead Winter may be in the rearview mirror, but the anticipation for next season is already building. As summer officially begins tomorrow, a handful of ski resorts across the globe are still spinning lifts for late-season turns, and the southern hemisphere’s ski season is just getting underway. For many, the end of one season marks the start of planning for the […] Weather SnowBrains | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
NASA: Winter Arrives Early in Lesotho and South Africa This story first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Lindsey Doermann. A powerful storm system brought wintry conditions to Lesotho and South Africa in early June 2025. Snow blanketed higher elevations, while strong winds, cold temperatures, and heavy rains affected lower-elevation and coastal areas. Related: [PHOTOS] Rare Snowfall Blankets Large Parts of South Africa as Cold Front […] Weather SnowBrains | June 18, 2025 0 Comments
National Weather Service Issues First-Ever Heat Advisory in Alaska For the first time in state history, the National Weather Service has issued an official heat advisory for Alaska, signaling a shift in how hot weather is communicated to residents in one of the nation’s coldest regions. The advisory, issued for the Fairbanks area, is in effect for Sunday, when temperatures are expected to climb above 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 […] Weather Martin Kuprianowicz | June 16, 2025 2 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are the Southern Hemisphere’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the Next 10 Days It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, these resorts will receive the most over the next week and beyond, hopefully setting them up for a successful winter. It is still early season […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 14, 2025 0 Comments
NOAA June 2025 ENSO Update: Neutral Conditions—Neither El Niño nor La Niña—Most Likely for Winter 2025-26 This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker. The Pacific Ocean has hit pause and settled into ENSO-neutral conditions, which are expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. This makes seasonal forecasting for upcoming global rain, temperature, and other patterns a bit trickier. Related: These Are the 6 Ski Areas Open in […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
Australia’s Sunshine State Shivers—Rare Tropical Frost Hits Queensland as Cold Records Fall In a country better known for sun-soaked beaches and scorching summers, Australians have been bundling up—especially in Queensland, a state in northeastern Australia often nicknamed the “Sunshine State” due to its typically mild, subtropical climate. But this week, Queenslanders have faced a startling shift, as freezing temperatures swept far into the tropics, breaking decades-old cold records and delivering a frosty […] Weather Oz Brains | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Over 100 Inches of Snow For the Andes This Week The season’s first two June storms will unload several feet of cold smoke just as lifts start spinning—Corralco opens June 13, Cerro Catedral follows June 14, and the Santiago trio lights up between June 20 and 23—serving up mid-storm powder for South America’s earliest turns. Wednesday night–Friday: the primer pulse arrives just in time for Corralco’s opening day. A quick-moving […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 10, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Rare Snowfall Blankets Large Parts of South Africa as Cold Front Disrupts Daily Life Parts of South Africa, Namibia, and Lesotho have seen serious snowfall as sweeping cold swept across the area. The cold front brought rare snowfall to parts of South Africa on Monday, coating rooftops, clogging roads, and prompting emergency responses across several provinces unaccustomed to such wintry conditions. It has been called the largest snow event in Lesotho’s recent history by […] Weather SnowBrains | June 10, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Two Foot Dump For the Australian Ski Season Opening Weekend A vigorous northwest-flow storm drops into the Australian Alps Friday night, delivering wet, heavy snow at first, progressively colder powder by Sunday, and lighter wrap-around showers through Tuesday night. Weekend visitors will find lifts spinning at Thredbo, Perisher, Falls Creek, Mount Buller, Mount Hotham (from Sunday), and even tiny Mount Baw Baw, all of which should open with 6″-10″ already […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 5, 2025 0 Comments
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