Pacific moisture delivers heavy rain for holiday travelers next week

Whether you’re flying or driving, the weather could impact your holiday travel next week. Here’s what to expect across the country.

Here are the weather highlights for holiday travelers. 

A more detailed forecast for each day can be found below.

Saturday

If you’re traveling Saturday, a weak disturbance will bring some light snow across the Great Lakes and interior Northeast during the afternoon and evening. Heavier snow accumulation should remain into Canada.  Most of the Midwest is looking at dry, sunny weather. 

Northern California and the intermountain west will continue seeing periods of wet weather.

Sunday

Wet weather continues out west on Sunday, especially for parts of Northern Calfornia, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Heavy snow and rain is expected.

Some snow showers are possible around the Great Lakes and rain across the Southeast, but activity remains light.

Monday

A prolonged period of wet weather is on tap into early next week across Northern California and the intermountain west. Monday evening into Tuesday morning could see some showers across the Ohio Valley and snow in the Great Lakes.

Tuesday

Snow is possible across New England and the Northeast on Tuesday, but totals remain on the low end with only a couple inches of accumulation. Out west, rain and snow continues.

Christmas Eve

California will see wet weather on Christmas Eve as another atmospheric river brings in Pacific moisture, leading to periods of heavy rain and mountain snow. The possibility of showers will be present through the Ohio Valley.

Christmas

The Rockies and areas westward see wet and wintry weather on Christmas Day, with the higher elevations seeing a white Christmas. Much of the central and eastern U.S. will be warmer than normal with mostly dry conditions.

Friday

The day after Christmas could finally offer a break for some areas out west, but high elevation snow chances continue. Some rain is possible across the Northeast.

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