Sticky, unseasonable warmth stretching across the eastern United States this week will set the stage for a sprawling storm system that threatens to bring thunderstorms and heavy rain — weather more typical of spring than the dead of winter — from Thursday through Saturday.

Numerous states face inclement weather, including heavy rain and potential severe thunderstorms this week, forecasters say.

A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

Everstream Analytics released its 2026 risk report determining that extreme weather is the second-biggest threat on the global supply chain, right behind geopolitical tensions. The report found that extreme weather has a 93% threat level,