Extra tough climate is forecast on each coasts when the ball drops on Wednesday night time, ringing in 2026.
On the West Coast, more rain is expected across a drenched Southern California, the place residents are nonetheless recovering from final week’s flooding.
A employee clears particles from a flooded a part of the 134 freeway, as heavy rains fall as a result of an atmospheric river in Burbank, California, December 24, 2025.
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The brand new storm will carry widespread rain and mountain snow beginning New Yr’s Eve and persevering with by the top of the week.
An extreme rainfall threat degree of two out of 4 is in place within the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas on Wednesday and Thursday.
Via Friday, 2 to 4 inches of rain is feasible at greater elevations, and 1 to 2 inches at decrease elevations like downtown Los Angeles.
New Yr’s Eve – Wednesday, 4PM CT Map
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Within the Northeast, one other chilly entrance is shifting by on Wednesday and Thursday, which brings the slight likelihood for a couple of snow flurries to combine in with confetti because the ball drops in Occasions Sq.. However no measurable snow accumulation is predicted and the flurries might be passed by dawn on Thursday.
The 7-foot tall “2026” numerals are displayed at an illumination ceremony in Occasions Sq., Dec. 18, 2025, in New York.
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The one a part of the Northeast to get intense snow is the Nice Lakes, the place lake impact snow will proceed by the week. A winter storm warning is in place in Orchard Park, New York, house of the Buffalo Payments, the place residents might see as much as 3 toes of snow by the top of New Yr’s Day.
The remainder of the nation might be dry, with above common temperatures by the Plains and far of the South on New Yr’s Day.
New Yr’s Day – Thursday Map
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