Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 11:00:06 am MST

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Breezy to windy conditions will return today and Friday across east central and southeast areas. Hazardous crosswinds will be a concern, especially for high profile vehicles.

A storm system will continue to produce light rain and high mountain snow mainly along and west of the central mountain chain today through Friday afternoon.

A storm system will continue to bring snow to the northern mountains above 9500 feet today through Friday afternoon. Additional amounts will generally reach 1 to 3 inches, except over 6 inches on west facing slopes and the highest peaks.

High temperatures well above 1991-2020 averages will continue for the next seven days. A few record and near record high temperatures are forecast over parts of New Mexico on Sunday and Monday.