Welcome to FOX Weather's daily weather update. It's Thursday, February 1, 2024. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick summary of the national, regional and local weather whenever you want with the FOX Weather Update podcast.
A Hawaii-linked atmospheric river known as the Pineapple Express continues to pummel California with heavy rain and mountain snow. Heavy rain is expected along the Southern California coast, with Los Angeles and San Diego facing some of the worst weather on Thursday. Rain moves east by Friday, drenching places like Las Vegas and Phoenix along the way.
There's a heat wave of sorts going on across the United States this week. Although it's not in the triple-digit summer category, it has several places that should feel like spring. More than 250 million people will see above-average temperatures on Thursday, while about 240 million people will feel them on Friday.
Friday is Groundhog Day. Thousands of people will descend on Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to see what the city's rodent forecaster has to say about the rest of the winter. How accurate are his predictions? Here's what the experts say.
FOX meteorologist Ian Oliver is headed to Minnesota after accepting the challenge of a polar plunge.
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Original article source: FOX Weather Daily Weather Update: The second-largest city in the U.S. faces the threat of flooding Thursday
