The national outlook
Eight days at a glance
Select a date to exploreWednesday, Oct 28, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:57 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Oct 28, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT
- Valid until
- Oct 29, 2026, 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 ↗Thursday, Oct 29, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 12:20 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Oct 30, 2026, 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 ↗Friday, Oct 30, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 PM CDT
- Valid from
- Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Oct 31, 2026, 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 ↗Saturday, Oct 31, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- Valid until
- Nov 1, 2026, 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, Nov 1, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Nov 1, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Nov 2, 2026, 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, Nov 2, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Nov 2, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Nov 3, 2026, 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 ↗Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Nov 3, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Nov 4, 2026, 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 ↗Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026
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 slight risk on Oct 28
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
Latest published outlook dataset. The fetched time records when this dataset was acquired. SPC issue and validity times describe each forecast.
- Fetched
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM CDT
- SPC issued
- Oct 28, 2026, 2:43 AM CDT
- Valid from
- Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Valid until
- Nov 5, 2026, 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 ↗States with severe weather potential
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Each state appears at its highest risk over these dates. Select a state for its outlook.
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 · 2026
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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.