Weather Forecasts

January 2025

Section 1: Atlantic Coast

      

1-3: Nor’easter brings heavy rains, strong winds and coastal flooding for Northeast and New England. Showery rains for Mid-Atlantic states south to the Florida Peninsula.

4-7: Brief spell of tranquil weather for Northeast and New England. Rain for Georgia, northern Florida; showery/thundery central and south Florida.

8-11: Fast-moving system delivers snow to western and northern New York and central and northern New England; wet snow and rain showers farther south; showery down to the Mississippi Valley.

12-15: Windswept rains Maryland, Delaware; everywhere in between, a wintry mix. Showers over the Southeast, then fair.

16-19: Fair, then showers to Virginia/Maryland area. Showers over the Southeast.

20-23: Rain and showers Southeast. Mild, then trending colder.

24-27: Heavy snow (6 inches +) for Maryland, Delaware, Southern Pennsylvania, southern and central New Jersey; lighter amounts southern New York and southern New England. Very cold Southeast.

28-31: Fair, cold New England south to Gulf Coast.

Section 2: East of the Mississippi River

             

1-3: Sharp cold front brings gusty winds, widespread snow showers for Great Lakes and Ohio Valley; scattered to broken clouds and cold farther south to Mississippi/Alabama with a risk of flurries/rain showers.

4-7: Rain Alabama and Mississippi, blustery and cold; flurries for Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

8-11: Central and eastern Great Lakes, periods of light snow. Showers of rain and wet snow elsewhere. Showery Mississippi Valley.

12-15: Flurries, then fair/cold. Farther south across Tennessee and Mississippi Valleys, heavy rain, then fair.

16-19: Cold winds through Ohio Valley. Clearing skies Mississippi Valley, but windy.

20-23: Snow for Wisconsin and U.P. of Michigan. Farther south, showers of rain and snow. Mild at first, then turning colder.

24-27: Frigidly cold air plunges south from Canada. Snow showers and squalls to the lee of the Great Lakes. Unsettled for Tennessee and Mississippi Valleys.

28-31: Fair skies and cold.

Section 3: Rockies to Mississippi River

      

1-3: Fair and cold.

4-7: Milder, then flurries for Rockies and points east. Rain Texas and Gulf Coast, followed by clearing.

8-11: Flurries, then clearing over North Central states. Fair, then unsettled for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.

12-15: Becoming fair and cold.

16-19: Light snow Plains, but windy.

20-23: Partial sunshine, turning colder for Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Intervals of clouds and sun and falling temperatures for South Central states.

24-27: “Unreasonably cold” temperatures; clear skies.

28-31: Fair skies, then turning unsettled with snow and flurries; snow over Southern Plains. Rain and/or snow for Texas.

Section 4: Pacific Coast to Rockies

   

1-3: Fair/cold. Brisk and dry for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

4-7: Milder in West then some rain and, over higher terrain regions, snow.

8-11: Fair, then stormy conditions come onshore from Pacific for California.

12-15: Partly to mostly cloudy with showers of rain and wet snow.

16-19: Showers, especially along Pacific Coast, followed by clearing, windy weather.

20-23: Very unsettled with rain and, over higher terrain, snow, with a foot or more of accumulation, then turning colder.

24-27: Rain and snow linger with additional accumulations possible, then fair and cold.

28-31: Fair, then unsettled with developing showers.