Good Monday morning to all. It’s Christmas Week! I hope all of you are able to have a safe, happy and blessed Christmas, whether alone or with family. And, as always, remember why we celebrate this time of year! Jesus IS the “reason for the season!”

Shown below are graphics for Days 1 & 2 Fire Risk, which are ELEVATED for parts of New Mexico today, and for parts of southeastern Wyoming, the Nebraska panhandle, northern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, and west Texas on Tuesday into Wednesday.

The Florida Peninsula has a Marginal Risk of Severe Thunderstorm development on Tuesday. Parts of FL, southeastern GA and far southern SC could receive rainfall amounts ranging from 1/2” up to 2” over the next 3 days.

The last 3 images are forecasts from the NWS Weather Prediction Center, or NWS-WPC. Forecasts for Day 1 show the greatest chances for SNOW are once again across the northern tier of states, including WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, and the MI Upper Peninsula.

Day 2’s forecast from the NWS-WPC predicts more SNOW across eastern WA, eastern OR, northeast CA, western NV, and much of ID. A separate band of SNOW is forecast to extend from northern MN into northern WI, northern MI and the MI Upper Peninsula, into far western NY. Heaviest RAINFALL areas include coastal areas of WA, OR and northern CA, and across the southeastern states of AL, GA, FL, SC, NC and southeastern VA.

Day 3 shows a continuation of SNOW in the west and northwest, and across the northern states of MT, ND, MN and WI. Much-needed RAIN looks to be in store for parts of CA, and some showers are also predicted for parts of eastern SC, eastern NC, and far southeastern VA. La Niña continues to influence the center of the U.S., with average to above average temperatures in the forecast, along with a continuing trend toward a dry start to Winter. Severe DROUGHT is a growing concern for much of the U.S. midsection.

Sid Sperry

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