Weather in America: February 1, 2024
FOX Weather has you covered with breaking forecasts and weather headlines for the weather in America on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Get the latest news from FOX meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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.
Pineapple Express continues its assault on California
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.
Spring temperatures keep most of the United States warm
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.
How accurate is Punxsutawney Phil?
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.
Groundhog wizard AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, who has not seen his shadow, and predicts the arrival of early or late spring during the 134th annual Groundhog Day celebrations on February 2, 2020 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
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