Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 8:24:43 am MST

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Dec 2025 Warmth

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Snow Chances Monday

December 2025 was definitely warm... but how abnormal was this month so far? The El Paso Airport has continued to see above normal high temps throughout the month so far. Within the past week and a half temperatures have been way above normal.. anywhere from 10-20 degrees above the normal for Dec. But... I guess it does kinda checkout with us being in a La Nina pattern this winter. We're going to kill our streak of above avg warmth Monday due to a potent cold front pushing through.

We will see another warm day on Saturday with high temperatures running 10 to 17 degrees above average. We will have breezy west winds in the afternoon of 10 to 20 mph. There will be a chance for light rain west of the Continental Divide and in area mountains. Colder weather will arrive in the region on Monday with a chance for light snow.

A strong cold front will move across the region on Monday and we will see an end to our above average high temperatures. Temperatures on Monday will drop 10 to 15 degrees below average and will feel even colder with a brisk east wind of 10 to 20 mph. There will also be a chance for light rain and snow for locations east of the Rio Grande. We could see some light snow accumulations even in the lowlands east of the Rio Grande on Monday.

With the cold air arriving on Monday we will also see a chance (30 to 60%) for rain and snow mainly east of the Rio Grande. We could see some light snow even in the lowlands east of the River including, El Paso, Las Cruces, Sierra Blanca TX, Alamogordo and Cloudcroft.

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Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

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