
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0634 AM CST Wed Feb 04 2026 Valid 041300Z - 051200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not forecast through tonight. ...Synopsis... Morning surface analysis places a cold front pushing southeast across the northeast Gulf Coast southwestward through the Gulf of America. As an upper trough over the lower MO Valley/southern Great Plains pivots southeast into the central Gulf Coast, it will drive the front into central portions of the FL Peninsula late tonight. Scant buoyancy mainly over the FL Panhandle vicinity this morning may yield a few weak thunderstorms before this activity diminishes as it moves east into a more stable airmass. Elsewhere, quiescent conditions for thunderstorms will prevail. ..Smith/Jewell.. 02/04/2026Read more

Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0344 AM CST Wed Feb 04 2026 Valid 071200Z - 121200Z ...DISCUSSION... Medium-range guidance depicts a low-latitude midlevel trough advancing eastward across parts of Mexico and the Southwest on Days 4-6/Saturday-Monday, before emerging over the southern Plains vicinity around Day 7/Tuesday. While the timing and overall evolution of this feature remain uncertain (given substantial model differences), current indications are that the unconsolidated/split-flow nature of the upper-level pattern and weakly modified Gulf moisture return will limit severe potential.Read more