AccuWeather Long-Range Expert Joe Lundberg forecasts that while much of the South and Plains will enjoy warmth and sunshine between Christmas and New Year's, persistent cold in the Northeast may lead to bouts of snow and ice, especially around Dec. 26 and later in the week.
00:00Christmas is fast approaching and as we approach the new year, what are we looking at that period between Christmas and the years? Well, one thing, the cold is not going to go away from the northeast entirely. I think there's still going to be a couple of snow and ice threats there. In contrast, it is going to be warm and mostly dry across much of the plains, particularly the southern plains and into the southwest as well as the southeast. Storms will be returning back to the northwest after a brief four way into California as we run up toward Christmas. What's the pattern look like for
00:29that period? Again, from the 26th to the 31st, more wetness for the northwest. I think most of it's going to be from San Francisco on northward, affecting more of northern California, Oregon into western Washington with some snow in the mountains, of course, drying out in southern California, warm and dry across the southern plains. And we're talking about temperatures 60, 70. Some places might get 80 degrees. However, this dip in the jet stream off the northeast coast means that cold is still going to hang around in the northeast and any disturbance that comes on through could cause some wintry weather problems as we go
00:59past Christmas. I think there's a system coming in on probably the 26th itself that could cause some snow and ice across parts of the northeast and then maybe another one later in the period in the weekend. In the middle part of the country, though, just look at these temperature anomalies. We're talking an average for a seven day period of five to ten degrees above normal over a huge area from Salt Lake City to Louisville. And in the heart of it, we're talking 10 to 15 degrees above those historical averages. That means 50s and 60s. You're going to be outside and enjoying it with lots of sunshine.
01:29It stays kind of cold in the northeast as we make the run toward the transition from 2025 to 2026. What's it look like? We think there'll be a disturbance that will come through in this northwest flow. Probably some showers with it across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. I don't think it's a big deal. And there may be some snow showers behind it, but it stays dry and warm in the southwest and the southern plains. Still wet in the northwest and cold and dry in the northern plains.
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