National Christmas Travel Forecast
National Christmas Travel Forecast:
Northeast:
Weather: Leftover light snow showers and breezy conditions will continue through this morning across portions of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and eastern Massachusetts before tapering off by this afternoon. Elsewhere, breezy conditions will also be present through this morning as high pressure takes over the region, bringing a return to dry weather. Pennsylvania and portions of New England will see clearing to partial clearing skies, with portions of New York seeing a mix of clouds and sun through the day, with clear and crisp conditions overnight. Overnight across portions of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, an additional round of snow showers will begin into early tomorrow morning. This will be quick-moving and amount to only light snowfall accumulations.
Travel Delays: No significant travel delays are expected aside from some slick roadways across the northern half of the region tomorrow morning.
Temperatures: Temperatures will be seasonably cold, with highs generally in the 20s and 30s, though parts of northern Maine and Vermont may stay in the teens.
Southeast:
Weather: The benign weather pattern continues for today. Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas will remain dry with mostly sunny skies. Maybe a few very hit/miss isolated showers again across portions of Tennessee and Kentucky, but nothing impactful.
Travel Delays: No significant travel delays are expected today.
Temperatures: Unseasonable warmth persists, with highs widely in the 60s, 70s, and nearing the 80s across portions of Florida.
Midwest:
Weather: Wednesday will start quietly and dry for much of the region. Across the central portion of this region, including portions of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, a few very light hit/miss rain showers are possible by the afternoon, continuing overnight, moving from west to east.
Travel Delays: No significant travel delays are expected today.
Temperatures: Highs will range from the 20s and 30s across the northern tier to the 40s, 50s, 60s, and even around the low 70s in the southern Ohio Valley and Missouri.
Southwest:
Weather: The quiet and mostly sunny pattern holds across much of the region, including Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Across portions of Arizona, scattered rain showers are likely throughout the day.
Travel Delays: No significant weather-related travel delays are expected.
Temperatures: Temperatures remain mild to warm, with highs in the 60s and 70s across much of Texas, Oklahoma, and the lower elevations of New Mexico and Arizona, with 50s in the higher terrain.
West:
Weather: The active pattern significantly ramps up as a potent Pacific storm system moves onshore. Widespread moderate to heavy rain will impact California, spreading from San Francisco down into Los Angeles and San Diego by Christmas Eve night. Rainfall totals exceeding 1 inch are expected across much of California, creating a risk of localized to scattered flash flooding. In the mountains, heavy snow will pound the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and the Intermountain West (including Idaho and Utah), with storm totals exceeding 1 foot in higher elevations. In addition to the rainfall and snow, gusty winds are expected all throughout California, portions of Nevada, Utah, and Oregon!
Travel Delays: Travel will be difficult to hazardous across the region. The I-5 corridor in California will see slowdowns due to heavy rain and spray. Mountain passes will likely require chains or face closures due to heavy snow rates. Flight delays are probable at major western hubs due to wind and low clouds.
Temperatures: Cool conditions prevail with coastal highs in the 50s and 60s and mountain highs stuck in the 20s and 30s. Elsewhere across the region expect 40s for highs.