Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 4:56:21 am CST

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National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas

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Dense Fog Advisory

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Overnight Into Wednesday Morning Fog

Record-Breaking Temperatures

Christmas Day

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Areas of dense to patchy fog are expected to develop and affect parts of the area through mid-morning Wednesday. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through 10 AM Wednesday for portions of northern Oklahoma, where densest areas of fog are expected.

Record-breaking temperatures are expected throughout the holiday week and into Saturday.

Christmas day will be warm. Highs expected to be as much as 25 degrees warmer than average for late December. Temperature records could be broken as well. Will see partly cloudy skies and breezy southwest wind in the afternoon.

Unseasonably warm and dry conditions this week into Saturday. A pattern change is forecast to bring cooler conditions by the end of the weekend.

Above-average temperatures are forecast through end of this week into Saturday. A pattern change is forecast to bring cooler weather by Sunday.

The latest CPC 8-14 day outlook going into the first week of January 2026 is trending likely probabilities warmer than normal temperatures and near normal with precipitation (rain and/or melted wintry precipitation).

Local Weather History For December 24th...

The Christmas Eve Blizzard of 2009 was a memorable event for most
Oklahomans. A Blizzard Warning was issued for the storm system, which
is a rare occurrence for our state. This storm set snowfall records
in Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls for having the most snow ever
recorded in a single day. Most locations received anywhere from 1 to
7 inches, with 8 to 14 inches reported in Oklahoma City and Wichita
Falls. The event began with rain that quickly changed over to sleet
and then snow with widespread blizzard conditions. Visibilities were
less than 100 feet for several hours and winds built snow drifts at
least three-feet deep. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded as travel
became nearly impossible. Most major highways and interstates were
shut down, and the National Guard was sent in to rescue stranded
travelers from their vehicles. Unfortunately, there were nine
fatalities with hundreds of injuries.

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