🌡️ After a cold start to 2026 across the Midwest & Northeast, unseasonably mild temperatures will gradually expand eastward from the western/central U.S. late this weekend into next week. Cooler than normal temps will hang around CA given persistent waves of clouds and showers. 🌧️ | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

2025 ends & 2026 begins on a wintry note for portions of the Great Lakes & Northeast as lake-effect snow & scattered snow showers are forecast to continue for a few more days. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds New Year's Eve. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

The start of the new year features active weather in the Pacific, with a Kona Low affecting Hawaii and a winter storm in Alaska. For much of the rest of the country, unseasonably warm temperatures are expected with above normal temperatures through the end of the week. Wet weather continues on the West Coast, though drier conditions are expected to return this weekend into next week. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center