The national outlook
Eight days at a glance
Select a date to exploreSaturday, Mar 15, 2025
Highest risk in the U.S.
High Risk
severe risk levels
The SPC outlook places parts of the country in a high risk of severe thunderstorms.
Across this outlook
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
See the full outlookThe national picture
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 16, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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, Mar 16, 2025
Highest risk in the U.S.
Slight Risk
severe risk levels
The SPC outlook places parts of the country in a slight risk of severe thunderstorms.
Across this outlook
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 12:26 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 16, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 17, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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, Mar 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
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 2:18 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 17, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 18, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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 ↗Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025
Status for the whole day
Predictability Too Low
There is too much uncertainty for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% severe weather area for this day.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:57 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 18, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 19, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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, Mar 19, 2025
Status for the whole day
Predictability Too Low
There is too much uncertainty for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% severe weather area for this day.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:57 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 19, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 20, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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, Mar 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
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:57 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 20, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 21, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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, Mar 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
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:57 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 21, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 22, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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 ↗Saturday, Mar 22, 2025
Status for the whole day
Predictability Too Low
There is too much uncertainty for SPC to draw a 15% or 30% severe weather area for this day.
This is a status for the entire Storm Prediction Center outlook that day, not a measured local probability.
Across this outlook
The highest categorical risk nationally is high risk on Mar 15
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
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:04 PM CDT
- Acquired
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:56 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:57 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Mar 22, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Mar 23, 2025, 7:00 AM CDT
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 –
Each state appears at its highest risk over these dates. Select a state for its outlook.
Moderate Risk
Enhanced Risk
Slight Risk
Some later days have “Predictability Too Low.” SPC has not identified specific areas for those days.
The full eight-day outlook
National severe weather outlook · 2025
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Color has a meaning.
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.