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Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
ERCOT issues winter weather watch
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 44) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Winter Weather Watch from February 19th through the 21st. The company says this is due to forecasted extreme cold weather, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Grid conditions are expected to be normal during an ERCOT Weather Watch. ERCOT says it is monitoring weather conditions closely and will deploy all available tools to manage the grid, continuing a reliability-first approach to operations. In anticipation of the extreme cold weather, the company is coordinating preparation efforts with the Texas Energy Reliability Council, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, and other state agencies, as well as with Market Participants. ERCOT is encouraging everyone to sign up for grid condition notifications through the Texas Advisory and Notification System (TXANS). Texans can also monitor real-time and extended grid conditions at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
More school snow days? Another round of winter weather bearing down on metro-east
Winter weather delivered students at metro-east schools an extended holiday vacation in January. It could do the same the three-day President's Day weekend. The National Weather Service St. Louis office has issued a Winter Weather Watch for most of the St. Louis region, including 12 counties in southwestern Illinois. In addition to high temperatures in the mid-teens, lows near zero, and dangerous wind chills, the National Weather Service is calling for 4 to 7 inches of snow in Belleville on Tuesday and Tuesday night. St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Washington, and Clinton counties are included in the winter watch area, where a dusting of snow already fell into Sunday morning. Snow totals are forecast lower in northern parts of the region. One to 3 inches could fall in Bethalto and 2 to 4 in Edwardsville. Collinsville can anticipate 3 to 6 inches, according to the National Weather Service. To south of Belleville, however, Waterloo and Red Bud could see as much as 10 inches of snow by Wednesday. Here's the daily forecast for Belleville, according to the National Weather Service: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tuesday Night Snow. Low around 9. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 17. Sunshine should return by Thursday, but only with a high of 16 degrees.
