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Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern California and Heavy Snow to the Sierra Nevadas

A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 1:14:19 pm CST

Continued anomalous warmth persists across North and Central Texas. Most will see highs on Christmas day into the low 80s yet again. This will likely tie, or come within 1 or 2 degrees of the current daily records at DFW and Waco. If you're looking for a white Christmas, maybe try Yukon??
Christmas night will feature lows in the upper 50s to low 60s with fog and low clouds again in Central Texas. Skies will clear Friday with afternoon temperatures in the 80s areawide, and a few locations out west having a ~20% chance of temperatures greater than 90 degrees. There is a 90% chance of tying/breaking DFW's record high of 83 degrees, and a 40-50% chance of tying/breaking Waco's record of 84 degrees.
A strong cold front on Sunday will finally bring the potential for scattered showers and an end to this anomalous late December warmth. Before the front, expect temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s each afternoon. Sunday, due to the front not arriving until later in the afternoon, temperatures still look to climb well into the 70s. However, temperatures will drop as much as 50 degrees behind the front with morning lows near or below freezing on Monday. Highs Monday will also likely be below average, struggling to make it into the mid 40s!

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