WEATHER

UNITED STATES — A newly released 2025 Tornado Warning Heat Map offers a striking look at where severe weather threats were most concentrated across the country this year, revealing that Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and large portions of the Midwest experienced the highest density of tornado warnings nationwide. Compiled through mid-December 2025, the data…

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — Weather models are increasingly converging on a potentially high-impact Pacific storm that could affect large portions of California, Oregon, and Washington between December 23 and December 24, just ahead of Christmas Eve. Forecasters say confidence is growing as multiple model runs now align with what long-range guidance has been signaling for…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia officially marks the Winter Solstice on Sunday at 10:03 a.m. Eastern Time, signaling the shortest day and longest night of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. On this date, the nation’s capital receives just 9 hours, 26 minutes, and 18 seconds of daylight, the lowest total of the…

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK — A fast-moving Alberta clipper system is expected to sweep across parts of the Northeast United States early Tuesday, December 23, bringing light snowfall and minor travel impacts across portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Southern New England. While the system is not expected to be a major…

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — Christmas Day across Alabama is shaping up to feel more like early fall than late December, as forecast models continue to indicate afternoon high temperatures reaching or exceeding 70 degrees statewide. In some cities, highs may approach levels normally reserved for record books, raising the possibility of near-record or record-breaking warmth on…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington, D.C. metro region, including Maryland and Northern Virginia, is heading into Christmas week with unseasonably warm temperatures, continuing a mild pattern that stands in sharp contrast to earlier December conditions. Forecast data shows rain chances dominating the outlook, with little to no snowfall expected through Christmas Day and beyond. Meteorologists…

OREGON — Forecast confidence is increasing that a powerful region-wide wind storm could impact much of the West Coast around December 23 and Christmas Eve, with California, Oregon, and Washington now firmly in focus. Updated weather models show a growing signal for damaging wind gusts, coastal impacts, and hazardous travel conditions as a strong Pacific…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A powerful late-December storm system is taking aim at Southern California, with forecasters warning that parts of the Los Angeles region could see extreme rainfall totals between December 22 and December 26, raising serious concerns about flooding, debris flows, and dangerous mudslides just days before Christmas. Forecast models show the most…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A historic late-December warm surge is expected to peak on Christmas Day, with forecast data indicating more than 100 record-breaking temperatures across the Midwest and central Plains, where the core of the abnormal warmth will be focused. Meteorologists say this setup could make Christmas 2025 one of the warmest ever recorded…

CALIFORNIA — A powerful Pacific storm system is moving through Northern California, placing the North Bay under flood watches as heavy rainfall, rising creeks, and gusty winds up to 45 mph impact the broader Bay Area. Forecasters warn that the combination of saturated ground and incoming rain could quickly lead to localized flooding, particularly in…