Heavy snow is possible today across southeast Wyoming and north-central Colorado into the western Nebraska Panhandle as a strong cold front moving through the western U.S. surges southward.

The results of the 2011 NWS Overall Customer Satisfaction Survey are now available. More than 32,000 respondents participated in the survey through a link on NWS Internet pages from May 31 to June 23, 2011.

The NWS Climate Prediction Center released its annual Winter Outlook today.

Heavy rain is possible today over southern Florida and the Southeast Coast.

One more day of sunny weather on the heels of a nice Columbus Day weekend for the Mid-atlantic and Northeast. Rain moving up from the south will settle back into the region for the next several days.

A series of disturbances moving out of the Gulf of Alaska over the next several days will bring much colder and wetter weather conditions across a large area of the western U.S. The strongest and coldest system will move into southern Oregon and northern California late Tuesday and Wednesday. The first significant snow of the season is possible Wednesday over the mountains of California

The National Weather Service website will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday 10/1 and Sunday 10/2. Some sites may not be available during this time.

Building a Weather-Ready Nation requires partners and the latest science and technology. Today, with the help of Senator Maria Cantwell and others, the NWS is taking a step in that direction by commissioning a new coastal radar in Washington state that is going online a year ahead of schedule.

La Niña, which contributed to extreme weather around the globe during the first half of 2011, has re-emerged in the tropical Pacific Ocean and is forecast to gradually strengthen and continue into winter.

NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) Web pages are currently experiencing significant performance issues. We are aware of the situation and are doing everything in our power to restore proper services as soon as possible.