While the eastern U.S. will get very cold, including southern states such as Texas, Southern California is slated to stay dry and warm. The National Weather Service's Los Angeles office said that it expects the next 10 days to continue with the dry conditions the area has been experiencing.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was photographed on a plane bound for Southern California ahead of a winter storm set to impact his home state.

Sen. Ted Cruz fired back at critics with a snarky response after being slammed for leaving Texas on a work trip to California days before a disastrous winter storm threatened his state. The Republican lawmaker said he returned home to the Lone Start State Friday after receiving flak this week when a photo of him aboard a United Airlines flight to California went viral — nearly five years after he faced calls to resign for flying his family

The weak storm system that brushed coastal California with light showers Thursday is about to become a monster. Just not here.

A storm system spinning off the Southern California coast will bring plenty of clouds and a chance of showers to the region Thursday. “This will be one of the forecasts where we will spend all morning talking about rain,

The rain will be nothing like the relatively modest storms that have brought largely beneficial rain to Southern California the last two weeks. Forecasters suggest avoiding travel if possible on Thursday.

A rare and powerful solar storm, the strongest of its kind in more than two decades, is impacting Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center. Over the past couple of days, the storm triggered unusual sightings of aurora borealis across parts of Northern California.

A rare "severe" geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for Tuesday, with the northern lights potentially visible Monday night in parts of California - though clouds are in the Bay Area forecast.