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

Above normal temperatures will gradually make it's way over into the East over the next few days, while temperatures in the West Coast will remain closer to normal. Take a look at the max temperatures for the upcoming week! | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

🌡️ 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

A storm system moving into the Pacific Northwest and an upper-level low spinning off the coast of southern California are resulting in various aviation weather hazards across the western US today. Visit AviationWeather.gov for the latest. 🛰️NOAA Satellite and Information Service #GOESWest | NOAA NWS Aviation Weather Center

🛰️ GOES-19 satellite imagery shows a developing low pressure system across the Lower Mississippi Valley this afternoon. This storm system will strengthen as it tracks eastward, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms to much of the Southeast tonight into Saturday. ⛈️ | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

NEW VIDEO: A tornado was captured on the ground in Mount Zion, IL, on Sunday, near Decatur. 🌪️ The storm caused some damage to some property. The NWS is expected to conduct a damage survey. | WeatherNation