Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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Falling snow might be a little tougher to come by this year on Christmas...Why?We are getting back to a similar pattern we have seen with a strong area of upper-level high pressure calling all of the shots out west. As the East Coast stays active, the opposite will be true out west.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 065647-1734616623899.png">Record highs fell on Wednesday for several cities in the West including Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Seattle just to name a few. More records will be likely on Thursday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/1-1734582119460.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 062311-1734528396149.jpg">Places like Phoenix and Los Angeles will push into the 80s, threatening records for this late into December. And the warm weather looks like it'll stick around. While it might not be historically hot next week, it's still looking well above average for this time of year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 065803-1734616700158.png">The northwest will also see its fair share of warm temperatures for this time of the year. Temperatures will start climbing into the 50's for some spots that should be in the 30's.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 065835-1734616735808.png">

Brittany Lockley

Toasty Temperatures Will Cap off December

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Rob grew up in South Florida, where daily afternoon storms and hurricanes piqued his interest in meteorology early on. That interest was fostered by his teachers and his father, who one time brought him onto the roof of their home to watch a funnel cloud move through the Everglades several miles away. Years of filmmaking and tv production in high school gradually pushed him toward broadcast meteorology at Florida State University, where he joined and eventually led the student run daily weather show. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, he began his career at KESQ in Palm Springs, California before heading to KFSN in Fresno and WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. He has covered a diverse array of extreme weather events, including haboobs and flash flooding in the desert, extreme snow in the Sierra, hurricanes, and Appalachian ice storms. He also enjoys telling stories and reporting about weather issues.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a>

Rob Bradley

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Snowy conditions will persist across the Midwest and Northern Great Plains Thursday into Friday as another Alberta Clipper system quickly dives across the region. Snow and wind will have the biggest impacts, but a blast of arctic air will accompany the system as well. Snowfall totals could top 6-8 inches for some areas (top of page) in Wisconsin and Minnesota.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-19 05-14-20-1734610490103.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Snow will continue to create slick travel on Thursday as it drops to the southeast, clearing out of Minnesota through the evening, while areas around the Great Lakes see the heaviest snow late Thursday into early Friday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 050230-1734610383171.png">Winter Alerts are in effect from Montana into the Great Lakes through Friday morning. Biggest impacts are expected in the winter storm warnings (pink counties) where snow will be heavier, or blowing.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 051525-1734610562618.png">Gusty winds will follow the low pressure system, leading to blowing snow in some areas (above) where travel could be impacts. Wind alerts (below) are in effect into Friday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-19 051519-1734610598588.png">For the latest Central Regional Forecast, tune in at :30 past the hour!

Snow & Wind Blast the Midwest

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Kevin Schneider

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Statistically speaking, the best odds of course will be in the northern states and mountains (above). Anywhere shaded in purple is close to a sure bet to have snow on the ground when you wake up on Christmas morning. You need at least an inch on the ground for counting purposes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 070939-1734531214616.jpg">We're about a week out, with about 1 in 5 areas looking at snow on the ground now. How does that compare to last year? We had only 14% covered this time last year, but in 2022 there was more than twice the areal coverage!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 071618-1734531391318.jpg">So how are we looking this year? Not great. There is some hope with a fairly active pattern. The problem will be temperatures--they don't look to be too cold compared to average.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/1-1734581917857.png">With that said, this active pattern will churn up a few systems to watch early next week. The Great Lakes and Northeast might want to keep their fingers crossed to grab some snow Monday-Tuesday. Otherwise, we'll need to head to the mountains.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-18 07-10-27-1734531656499.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Jesse Kelley

HOLIDAY FORECAST: Where You Might Get a White Christmas

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Here we go again. Those pesky offshore winds have returned, again elevating the fire danger in Southern California. It was just over a week ago that the Franklin Fire erupted near Malibu under a similar setup. The containment has grown significantly on the fire that prompted some evacuation orders early last week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 083647-1734536215503.png">Practice fire safety through Wednesday, and have a go bag ready! Be sure to report any new plume of smoke to your local authorities--don't assume it's already been reported.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 061011-1734527445315.jpg">Your Western Regional Forecast can be found :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Santa Ana Winds Continue Today

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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As a cold front moves to the east, there are chances for a few thunderstorms this afternoon across the South and Southeast portions of the country. Although we saw a severe threat earlier, the Storm Prediction Center has dropped it to a general risk of thunderstorms. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/VO_121824_RSC_LITTLE ROCK, AR_EARLY MORNING STORMS GOOD RAIN NATS_@michaeldean0116_TW_MR_E121824-1734527707647.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>As the cold front moves to the east, rain and a few storms will develop along it. Early Wednesday morning, overnight storms brought lightning and thunder to places like Arkansas.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-18 06-13-06-1734527616572.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>. An additional inch or two is still possible, leading to flooding concerns for portions of AR, TN, and KY throughout the day. "Turn around, don't drown!"<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-18 061154-1734527554135.jpg">

Storms Around In The South

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Several systems are keeping the Northeast busy to begin the week. Some areas have even picked up a few inches of snow from this weekend's system!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-16 104328-1734371022536.jpg">As this system moves out, another replaces it. This time, temperatures look too warm to be concerned with anything wintry. Showers and a few rumbles of thunder will fill back on Tuesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-16 182645-1734398810198.png">Expect a wet commute heading out the door on Tuesday morning across New England. Rainfall amounts could approach an inch in some spots, but flash flooding isn't expected.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/nerain-1734398876929.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Be sure to catch the latest details at :10 past every hour in your East Regional Forecast.

Dave Holder

Quick Rounds of Rain & Snow in the Northeast

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The hot start to the water year out west continues! The latest system that has pushed onshore is bringing some additional snow to the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains. After multiple systems over the past weeks, the snowpack is already above average in all but the central Sierras.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-16 103429-1734370552072.jpg">Another few inches will add to what has already fallen out west, which could lead to some slick roadways overnight. Winter Weather Advisories will last until early Tuesday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-16 103403-1734370817721.jpg">Although the precipitation is winding down overnight, there could still be a few bursts of heavier rain or snow at times. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/snowending-1734398635855.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The Mount Shasta area will receive the most snowfall into Tuesday morning. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot 2024-12-16 182418-1734398671893.png">

Sierra Nevada Mountains Pick Up More Snow Monday

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Alana Cameron was born and raised in Canada in the city of Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. Alana is the oldest of 4 siblings, all close in age, and grew up playing outside with them in all types of weather. After graduating high school, Alana moved to study at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna for a year before transferring to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Atmospheric Science. Upon completion, Alana moved back to Toronto where she completed a post-grad degree in Meteorology at York University. After her post-grad, she went on to complete another post-grad in Broadcast Journalism - TV News at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. During her final year of studies she had the privilege of interning with the best in the business in Canada at The Weather Network. Once she finished her internship, she got the call from small-town Denison, Texas where she accepted a job as an on-air meteorologist at KTEN-TV, right in tornado alley, covering severe weather from Sherman/Denison (North Texas) to Ada (Southern Oklahoma). After the most active tornado season Oklahoma had seen in May 2019 (105 tornadoes!) Alana is excited to join WeatherNation to cover weather all across the nation. If you're interested in following her on social media she can be found @alanacameronwx!

Alana Cameron

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Severe storms roared through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Monday through Tuesday, with widespread reports of wind damage and large hail. Numerous tornado warnings impacted New York and Pennsylvania while damaging winds took aim at the mid-Atlantic. Due to the heavy rainfall over the first half of the week, soils will be more susceptible to flooding with additional storm activity.<h1>Thursday</h1>Two storm systems are working across the east coast on Thursday with scattered showers and storms promoting a few severe storms (above). Isolated tornadoes can't be ruled out along the coast.As storms push east on Thursday, the afternoon and evening hours look to favor the severe weather threat, including a tornado or two.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-10 10-24-17-1691691784710.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal (level 1 out of 4) risk for flash flooding across New England. In these areas, there are saturated soils, so any additional rainfall could result in flash flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/08/08-09_rne bams-1691627660291.jpg">Remember, turn around, and don't drown! Stay with WeatherNation for the latest in the severe weather forecast, streaming 24/7.

Flood Risk Thursday, More Storms Saturday in the Northeast

Thursday

Toasty Temperatures Will Cap off December

Falling snow might be a little tougher to com

Snow & Wind Blast the Midwest

Snowy conditions will persist across the Midw

HOLIDAY FORECAST: Where You Might Get a White Christmas

Statistically speaking, the best odds of cour

Santa Ana Winds Continue Today

Here we go again. Those pesky offshore winds

Storms Around In The South

As a cold front moves to the east, there are

Quick Rounds of Rain & Snow in the Northeast

Several systems are keeping the Northeast bus

Sierra Nevada Mountains Pick Up More Snow Monday

The hot start to the water year out west cont