Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 9:42:23 am CST

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The potential for record-breaking temperatures will continue over the coming days, especially on Saturday.

A few showers and perhaps a thunderstorm will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening across eastern Oklahoma as a cold front moves through the area.

Unseasonably warm through Saturday then cooler & windy on Sunday behind a strong cold front passage. Low chance for rain Sunday afternoon across our southeast but otherwise dry. Cooler starting early next week with a warming trend going into the mid-week toward New Years Day.

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

An ongoing drought across the forecast area continues to expand and worsen, with degrading conditions observed over the past week across portions of western Oklahoma and western-north Texas.

Local Weather History For December 26th...

On this date in 1997, heavy snow, which began late Christmas night,
ended during the morning hours across south-central Oklahoma and
western north Texas, blanketing the area with 2 to 4 inches of snow.
The snow melted rapidly by late morning, as afternoon temperatures
rose into the 40s.

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