Overview
- Warm, dry conditions hold through much of the weekend across the South and parts of the Midwest before the front arrives late Sunday into early Monday.
- Temperatures plunge rapidly behind the boundary, with local forecasts citing drops of tens of degrees and wind chills in the single digits in the Ohio Valley.
- Rain and isolated thunderstorms develop ahead of the front before a quick shift to flurries or a brief wintry mix, with freezing rain possible in parts of New England Sunday night into Monday.
- The Storm Prediction Center lists a Marginal Risk in some regions for damaging wind gusts as the system moves east, with gusts near 45–55 mph possible around the Great Lakes.
- Local outlooks highlight flash-freeze danger on wet roads, minor snow in the Midwest, and localized accumulating snow around New Year’s in parts of the Northeast and the mountain West.