Just like adults can now work from home, technology may soon eliminate snow days for children. It's happening in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where St. Cloud Cathedral high school principal Lynn Grewinghad plans to keep snow days from piling up in the chilly town. If the kids could break out laptops or iPads and work from home, there wouldn't be any productivity lost. So on Tuesday, with a successful test run already under their belt, Grewing eliminated the first snow day...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a map depicting the ongoing record-setting blast of arctic air in stunning detail. Using data from its High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model, NOAA released a map showing expected low temperatures across the Lower 48 for the night of Nov. 13-14. Below-freezing temperatures are depicted as far south as the Gulf Coast states. The HRRR model, in development for five years, finally became "operational" -- in other words, ready for everyday use...

We told you an Arctic blast was on its way, and we weren't kidding. Many cities saw temperatures plummet as much as 30 degrees within a day as the cold front advanced east. Behind the front, temperatures dropped to 27 degrees below zero Wednesday in Casper, Wyoming, and Riverton, Wyoming had a daytime high of 0 degrees on Thursday. (MORE: Record-Breaking November Arctic Cold: How Long Will It Last?) By Friday, the front had reached as far as the Eastern...

Winter Storm Bozeman put down a long swath of snow from the Pacific Northwest through the Rockies, Plains, Midwest and parts of the Northeast on Nov. 13-17, 2014. (MORE: Winter Storm Bozeman Impacts) Over a foot of snow fell in the mountains of Idaho, western Montana, and Colorado. Some areas also saw ice accumulation from freezing rain, especially in the Pacific Northwest (see below for a recap of the western portion of this winter storm event). On Sunday, snow fell...

We told you an Arctic blast was on its way, and we weren't kidding. Many cities saw temperatures plummet as much as 30 degrees within a day as the cold front advanced east. Behind the front, temperatures dropped to 27 degrees below zero Wednesday in Casper, Wyoming, and Riverton, Wyoming had a daytime high of 0 degrees on Thursday. (MORE: Record-Breaking November Arctic Cold: How Long Will It Last?) By Friday, the front had reached as far as the Eastern...

Technically, it's still fall in the U.S., but don't tell that to the Lower 48. According to new observations from NOAA's Snow Analyses, more than 50 percent of the contiguous U.S. was covered with snow this morning. The 50 percent mark is the greatest such snow cover total in the contiguous U.S. this early in the year since NOAA's Snow Analyses started tracking countrywide snow cover in 2003. For comparison's sake, and as the animation above shows, at this time...

More than 5 feet of snow hammered neighborhoods near Buffalo, New York. Cars were stranded on roads and snowdrifts reached well above front doors. (FORECAST: Lake-Effect Snowstorm) The photos are epic, and so are the stories from meteorologists from The Weather Channel who are reporting from the middle of the prolific snow. Storm tracker Jim Cantore has more. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Photos from the Storm ...

November isn't typically a popular time for a swim in Lake Erie. But this week's epic lake-effect snowstorm churned up waves so inviting, a few brave surfers couldn't resist grabbing their boards and heading into the water. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Lake-Effect Snow Storm ...

An impressive band of lake-effect snow off Lake Erie hammered parts of western New York Monday into Tuesday, leaving parts of the Buffalo metro area with several feet of snow. (MORE: Forecast | News | Live Cams) While the snow accumulations were impressive, the view of the lake snowband from downtown Buffalo, shown in the above timelapse video, may have been the biggest attention-grabber of all. Snowfall rates were estimated at 4 inches per hour on the south side of...

The Weather Channel has issued its winter forecast for 2014-2015, and it looks a bit different from last winter. Compared to 2013-14, which was one of the coldest winters in recent memory in the Upper Midwest, this winter the chill looks to be more focused on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, according to the winter forecast prepared by WSI, which along with The Weather Channel is part of The Weather Company. The forecast, which looks ahead to temperatures from...

Traveling to visit family and friends could turn into a major hassle across much of the East Coast as Winter Storm Cato is poised to develop, spreading rain and snow across a highly populated and heavily-traveled region of the country on the day before Thanksgiving. (MORE: Thanksgiving Travel Forecast Nationwide) A cold front currently sweeping toward the East Coast is expected to stall just offshore late Tuesday. Low pressure will spin up along the tail end of the front over...

Feet upon feet of lake-effect snow paralyzed parts of western New York late last week. Parts of the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior snowbelts have also been digging out from as much as 30 inches of snow. (MORE: Snow Recap|Latest Impacts|Photos) A temporary change in the weather pattern brought additional concern for stressed roofs and low-lying areas in the snow-weary Great Lakes. Pattern Change The pattern responsible for the relentless, record-breaking cold, not to mention the heavy lake-effect snow,...

Traveling to visit family and friends was a major hassle across much of the East Coast as Winter Storm Cato brought a rainy and snowy wallop to roadways and major airport hubs. As many as 20 million people were under winter storm warnings in the Northeast on the day before Thanksgiving as travelers tried to navigate slushy roads and air travel delays. Motorists saw a slower than normal holiday drive, and air travelers experienced plenty of delays at airports. The...