Weather Forecast: Today, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World posted early January 4, 2023

Updated at 7:19 p.m. Wednesday January 4, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours from Wednesday Afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This article also includes World weather forecasts.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
256 PM EST Wed Jan 04 2023

Valid 00Z Thu Jan 05 2023 - 00Z Sat Jan 07 2023

...Heavy rain, damaging winds, and heavy mountain snow to impact
California as an atmospheric river moves onshore tonight...

...Light to moderate snowfall continues across parts of the Upper
Midwest/Great Lakes through Thursday, while a wintry mix spreads into
northern New England..

Weather Forecast: Today, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World posted early January 3, 2023

Updated at 6:58 p.m. January 3, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours from Tuesday afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This article also includes World weather forecasts.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
258 PM EST Tue Jan 03 2023

Valid 00Z Wed Jan 04 2023 - 00Z Fri Jan 06 2023

...Heavy snow across parts of the Upper Midwest through Wednesday while
freezing rain and a wintry mix spreads into northern New England by
Thursday...

...Severe thunderstorms and instances of flash flooding likely across
portions of the Southeast tonight...

...Strong atmospheric river to produce heavy rain, damaging winds, rough
surf, and heavy mountain snow across much of California into southern
Oregon on Wednesday and Thursday...

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World posted late December 30, 2022 Plus the 28 Day Outlook

Updated at 7:40 p.m. EST Monday, January 2, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours from Monday afternoon’s NWS Forecast. This is a combination of a U.S. plus World Weather Article. We have also incorporated much of what we normally issue on Friday Night which is basically the same report but with more images displayed rather than simply providing the links to make it easier for readers to look ahead 28 days. Saturday NOAA issued their End of Month Report which includes the updated outlook for January 2023. We want to feature that over the weekend so we have provided a link in the NOAA End of Month Article back to this article so those readers can visit this article to get the short-term weather forecasts.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM EST Mon Jan 02 2023

Valid 00Z Tue Jan 03 2023 - 00Z Thu Jan 05 2023

...A low pressure system is bringing heavy snow and ice across the
northern Plains to the upper Midwest as well as heavy rain and severe
weather across the South through the next couple of days...

...Unsettled weather continues along the West Coast with the next round of
heavy precipitation reaching northern California later on Wednesday...

Weather Forecast: Tonight, Tomorrow, Next Day, Five Days, 10 Days for the U.S. with some maps for the World posted late December 29, 2022

Updated at 4:30 p.m. EST December 30, 2022

The “Happy New Year” is a bit early for sure but I hate being late for a party.

Here is what we are paying attention to in 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
158 PM EST Fri Dec 30 2022

Valid 00Z Sat Dec 31 2022 - 00Z Mon Jan 02 2023

...Much above average temperatures expected across much of the central to
eastern U.S. as 2022 ends and 2023 begins...

...Wet weather pattern to continue across large portions of the West coast
with Flash Flooding possible through large portions of California...

...The New Year will ring in wet from Southern California, through
Southern Nevada into Northern Utah and from New York City into New
England...

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...

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.