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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

The week ahead will be filled with more mild weather. At least some snow will fall in the mountains Thursday through Friday, with light accumulations in the Front Range Mountains and Summit County but several inches likely in the Park Range. Overall, minor travel impacts expected due to a continuation of mild temperatures. Saturday and Sunday will be dry again with the next chance of snow arriving early next week, but once again most of that precipitation will remain confined to the mountains.