Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0358 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026 Valid 291200Z - 031200Z ...DISCUSSION... Severe weather is unlikely through the extended forecast period. A robust Arctic air mass associated with continued troughing over the eastern US will be reinforced by several additional perturbations moving out of Canada and a building western US ridge. As the flow pattern aloft amplifies, surface cyclogenesis appears possible over the eastern Gulf and Atlantic seaboard this weekend, further increasing offshore flow and limiting substantial inland moisture return/destabilization. Thus, thunderstorm potential appears negligible through the extended forecast period.
