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

Lake effect snow will continue through Friday bringing significant snowfall to areas east to southeast of the Great Lakes. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel this evening and overnight across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Upstate New York. Heavy rain will bring another flash flooding threat for southern California New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

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Records Broken or Tied in 2025

Other than cloud cover, the weather should be quiet for this New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. It will be mild New Year's Day, with highs ranging from the mid 40s across north central Nebraska to upper 50s across western Nebraska.

Here are the record low temperatures, record precipitation for all four climate sites, North Platte, Valentine, Broken Bow and Imperial. There is also record snowfall for the two sites that record official snowfall, North Platte and Valentine.