The national outlook
Eight days at a glance
Select a date to exploreFriday, Jan 17, 2025
Highest risk in the U.S.
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are possible in parts of the country, but no severe weather category is shown. This is not a guarantee that severe weather cannot occur.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
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SPC Day 1 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 17, 2025, 2:00 PM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 18, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
Original national SPC graphic from the same named issuance. The data issue time and the time printed on the graphic are source-specific and can differ slightly.
View the official SPC source ↗Saturday, Jan 18, 2025
Highest risk in the U.S.
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are possible in parts of the country, but no severe weather category is shown. This is not a guarantee that severe weather cannot occur.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 2 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 11:17 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 18, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 19, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
Original national SPC graphic from the same named issuance. The data issue time and the time printed on the graphic are source-specific and can differ slightly.
View the official SPC source ↗Sunday, Jan 19, 2025
Highest risk in the U.S.
Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms are possible in parts of the country, but no severe weather category is shown. This is not a guarantee that severe weather cannot occur.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 3 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:08 PM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 19, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 20, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
Original national SPC graphic from the same named issuance. The data issue time and the time printed on the graphic are source-specific and can differ slightly.
View the official SPC source ↗Monday, Jan 20, 2025
Status for the whole day
Potential Too Low
The potential for organized severe storms is too low for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% area for this day. This does not rule out severe weather.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 4 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 20, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 21, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
The archived GeoJSON has an unlabeled no-area placeholder. The whole-day status was transcribed from this exact original SPC graphic, with both source hashes checked.
View the official SPC source ↗Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025
Status for the whole day
Potential Too Low
The potential for organized severe storms is too low for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% area for this day. This does not rule out severe weather.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 5 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 21, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 22, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
The archived GeoJSON has an unlabeled no-area placeholder. The whole-day status was transcribed from this exact original SPC graphic, with both source hashes checked.
View the official SPC source ↗Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025
Status for the whole day
Potential Too Low
The potential for organized severe storms is too low for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% area for this day. This does not rule out severe weather.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 6 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 22, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 23, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
The archived GeoJSON has an unlabeled no-area placeholder. The whole-day status was transcribed from this exact original SPC graphic, with both source hashes checked.
View the official SPC source ↗Thursday, Jan 23, 2025
Status for the whole day
Potential Too Low
The potential for organized severe storms is too low for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% area for this day. This does not rule out severe weather.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 7 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 23, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 24, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
The archived GeoJSON has an unlabeled no-area placeholder. The whole-day status was transcribed from this exact original SPC graphic, with both source hashes checked.
View the official SPC source ↗Friday, Jan 24, 2025
Status for the whole day
Potential Too Low
The potential for organized severe storms is too low for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% area for this day. This does not rule out severe weather.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
Thunderstorms are shown, without a severe weather category in Days 1–3
See the full outlookThe national picture
SPC Day 8 outlook
The map shows risk areas across the contiguous United States. It does not describe every location equally. The full official legend and issuance are preserved.
About this outlook
Archived published outlook. The issuance cutoff identifies the archived edition; the acquisition time records when the source files were retrieved. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Issuance cutoff
- Jan 17, 2025, 1:50 PM CST
- Acquired
- Oct 25, 2026, 12:01 AM CDT
- SPC issued
- Jan 17, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
- Valid from
- Jan 24, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Jan 25, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
The archived GeoJSON has an unlabeled no-area placeholder. The whole-day status was transcribed from this exact original SPC graphic, with both source hashes checked.
View the official SPC source ↗States with severe weather potential
First seven outlook days –
No severe weather areas are outlined for these dates. This does not rule out severe weather.
The full eight-day outlook
National severe weather outlook · 2025
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Five categories describe increasing severe weather risk. Thunderstorms sit outside that five-level scale. Extended outlooks use probability areas or a status for the day.