Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World starting late December 28, 2022

Updated at 3:27 p.m. EST Thursday, December 29, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to the next 48 hours from Thursday afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Article. We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM EST Thu Dec 29 2022

Valid 00Z Fri Dec 30 2022 - 00Z Sun Jan 01 2023

...Heavy rain likely along with possible flooding for the West Coast of
the U.S., with a focus from southwestern Oregon into central and northern
California through the weekend...

...Showers and thunderstorms with the potential for severe weather and
flash flooding across portions of eastern Texas into the lower/middle
Mississippi Valley and lower Ohio Valley...

...Temperatures will be well above average from the central to eastern
United States...
 

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World starting late December 27, 2022

Updated at 4:08 p.m. EST December 28, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to the next 48 hours from Wednesday Morning’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Article. We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
252 PM EST Wed Dec 28 2022

Valid 00Z Thu Dec 29 2022 - 00Z Sat Dec 31 2022

...Next surge of heavy rain and mountain snow to enter the West on
Thursday and continue through the end of the week...

...Increasing shower and thunderstorm chances across parts of the Gulf
Coast and lower Mississippi Valley...

...Well above average temperatures forecast throughout the central and
eastern United States...

Weekend Report Plus Looking Ahead 28 Days from December 23, 2022

Updated at 6:49 p.m EST Tuesday, December 27, 2022  (regular Nightly Report will start tonight) (End of Month Report will be published Saturday Night)

Once a week we show many of the actual forecast maps not just provide the links to these maps. This makes it easier for the reader. Our report provides a separate forecast for Day 1, Day 2, Day 3  and   Days 1-5, Days 6 -10, Days 8 – 14, and weeks 3 and 4. We also include a next-day and 10-Day Global Average Temperature and Cumulative Precipitation Forecast. This provides information that is useful to readers in terms of planning their activities for the weekend and the next 28 days. Over the weekend and into Monday there will be frequent updates of the short-term forecast.

Looking out 28 days, what we see is:

  • For Temperature: Generally warm but the area that is warmer than normal declines in the second half of the 28 days.
  • For Precipitation: Starts out wet but in the second half of the 28 days it reverts to a typical La Nina pattern of wetter to the north and drier to the south.

Weather Forecast: Today, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 23, 2022

Updated at 8:55 pm Friday December 23.  The weekend version of this article will be published later.

Here is what we are paying attention to the next 48 hours from Friday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Article. We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
244 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Valid 00Z Sat Dec 24 2022 - 00Z Mon Dec 26 2022

...Blizzard and Arctic Blast to impact from the Midwest to the Northeast...

...Lake-effect snow downwind from Great Lakes with the highest snowfall
totals downwind from Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Superior...

...Rain/freezing rain to impact the Pacific Northwest and the Northern
High Plain...

...Temperatures will be 25 to 35 degrees below average from east of the
Rockies to the Appalachians...

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 21, 2022

Updated at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to the next 48 hours from Thursday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Article. We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
303 PM EST Thu Dec 22 2022

Valid 00Z Fri Dec 23 2022 - 00Z Sun Dec 25 2022

...Historic winter storm to produce widespread disruptions to large
portions of the nation heading into the holiday weekend...

...Nearly 280 million people under some form of winter weather warnings or
advisories across the U.S....

...Powerful Arctic front to sweep into the eastern third of the nation
Thursday night into Friday, while temperatures will begin to rebound
across the Northern Rockies and High Plains this weekend...

...Heavy Snows to blanket the Great Lakes region into northern NY State
and northern New England...

...Significant freezing rain possible across the Pacific Northwest...

Weather Forecast: Today, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 19, 2022

Updated at 3:06 p.m. EST Wednesday December 21, 2022

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM EST Wed Dec 21 2022

Valid 00Z Thu Dec 22 2022 - 00Z Sat Dec 24 2022

...Powerful winter storm to produce a multitude of weather hazards across
the central and eastern United States through the end of the week...

...Bitter cold and life-threatening wind chills over the northern Plains
to surge southward this evening and swing towards the East Coast on
Friday...

...Significant freezing rain possible across parts of western Oregon and
Washington beginning Thursday night...

Looking Ahead 28 Days from December 16, 2022; Plus Weekend Report; Plus Excerpts from NOAA Four-Season Outlook

Updated at 6:32 p.m. EST Monday, December 19, 2022 (Our regular evening report will be published tonight).

Once a week we show many of the actual forecast maps not just provide the links to these maps. This makes it easier for the reader. Our report provides a separate forecast for Days 1 and 2, Days  1-5, Days 6 -10, Days 8 – 14, and weeks 3 and 4. We also include a next-day and 10-Day Global Average Temperature and Cumulative Precipitation Forecast. This provides information that is useful to readers in terms of planning their activities for the weekend and the next 28 days. Over the weekend and into Monday there will be frequent updates of the short-term forecast.

Looking out 28 days, what we see is:

  • For Temperature: The previous colder-than-normal air mass that entered the Northwest is moving east and being replaced by warmer-than-normal air from west to east.
  • For Precipitation: The evolution of the predicted Southern Tier drought for the first part of 2023.

We have also included the January 2023 and the JFM 2023 Outlook from the NOAA Seasonal Outlook issued on December 15, 2023.

Weather Forecast: Today, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 15, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to today, and the next 48 hours from Friday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Forecast.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
247 PM EST Fri Dec 16 2022

Valid 00Z Sat Dec 17 2022 - 00Z Mon Dec 19 2022

...Light snow showers gradually coming to an end over the northern Plains
and Upper Midwest...

...Heavy snow to impact portions of the Interior Northeast through
Saturday...

...Well below normal temperatures enter the north-central U.S. by Sunday...

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 14, 2022

Updated at 4:04 p.m. December 15, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to tonight, and the next 48 hours from Thursday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Forecast.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
303 PM EST Thu Dec 15 2022

Valid 00Z Fri Dec 16 2022 - 00Z Sun Dec 18 2022

...Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through tonight for
portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest...

...Significant icing for parts of the interior Mid-Atlantic through this
evening...

...Heavy snow for parts of the interior Northeast through Friday...

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Five Days, 10 Days U.S. and World December 13, 2022

Updated at 4:30 pm December 14, 2022

Here is what we are paying attention to tonight, and the next 48 hours from Wednesday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Forecast.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
305 PM EST Wed Dec 14 2022

Valid 00Z Thu Dec 15 2022 - 00Z Sat Dec 17 2022

...Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through Thursday in
the northern Plains and Upper Midwest...

...Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will continue to threaten
portions of the South and Southeast through tonight...

...Accumulating snow and freezing rain likely to impact the interior
Northeast and northern/central Appalachians Thursday into Friday...