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Last Map Update: Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 8:00:22 am CST

Forecast Key Messages
Dense Fog
5 Day Outlook
Christmas Week Warmth
Ending 2025 with Winter Temps
Only a few very warm, Spring-like days remain in the forecast. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80 will continue until Sunday. A strong cold front drives thru the region late Sunday into Monday. Highs fall to the 40s and 50s early next week. Overnight lows in the 20s to lower 30s possible. High temperatures will top out below climate normals to end 2025/start 2026. Patchy to dense fog expected each of the coming mornings thru Sunday, especially for marine and coastal areas.
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Visibilities will be below 1/4 of a mile at times through Christmas morning that may cause travel issues on the roadways as well as local waterways and near shore waters.
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Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue through the next several days, with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s to low 60s. Warm, humid air moving over cool nearshore waters will help to generate areas of patchy to dense fog. Rain chances return on Sunday as the next frontal system prepares to move through into Monday.
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Unseasonably warm conditions are expected for the remainder of Christmas week with daily temperatures nearing record highs.
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A strong cold front is forecast to swipe down through the eastern US late Sunday into Monday, driving down temperatures and washing Gulf moisture out to sea. There are equal chances for near-normal temperatures across the region to close out the 2025 year. Above normal TX: warm returning from the west Below normal east LA: Cool airmass lingering During this time frame: Normal High ranges from 59 - 64 Normal Low ranges from 39 - 44
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