Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 10:48:18 pm MST

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New Year's Eve looks dry for most areas as the clock strikes midnight into 2026. Locations to the north and west have a low chance of rain showers Wednesday night while El Paso stays dry for the ball drop.

The last day of 2025 will be dry with mild temperatures. Clouds will begin to increase in the afternoon with light showers moving in from Arizona after dark, staying mainly west of the Rio Grande.

Day Time Temperatures will be on a warming trend to above seasonal values the rest of this week and into the weekend.

December 2025 has been one of the warmest Decembers on record across southern New Mexico and far west Texas, especially in the mid-late portion of the month. Countless record highs were broken across the area.

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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

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