Looks fun! Gosh, I did not expect such an expansive Ridge next week. The only places over Lower 48 that look to be experiencing sub 32F will be Northern Maine! Incredible, even Int'l Falls looks to be above 32F for highs on Christmas Day.

Topeka NWS Christmas Day forecast...Mostly sunny, high 69.

Great work and Keep doing what you do Best! Thanks for your diligence in this field of work.

The updated CPC long range guess has the rest of the winter of 2025/26 as being near average and maybe wetter than average. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead= Also, the long-range models are pointing to a very warm Christmas with highs reaching the mid 50’s if that plays out it would be one of the warmest Christmas Days. At Grand Rapids the record high for Christmas is 65 in 1982 it has only been 50 or better 6 time on Christmas day here in GR 3 of those have been since 2019. As expected with the warm temperatures and rain we lost most of the old snow cover we had. But with light snow falling we have around 2” of new snow on the ground this AM. The temperature has fallen down to 22 here in my yard. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 49/28 that 49 is the 6 warmest for any December 18th there was 0.31” of rainfall the highest wind gust was 44 MPH out of the SW. For today the average H/L is 35/24 the record high of 55 was in 1895 the coldest high of 9 was in 1929 the record low of -18 was in 1983 that -18 is also the record low for December. The warmest low of 39 was in 1902. The wettest was 0.99” in 2008 that fell as the record snowfall amount of 10.2” the most on the ground was 12” in 1929 and 1916. Detailed Forecast Today Snow showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Saturday A slight chance of rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Saturday Night A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Monday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Monday Night A chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Tuesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Wednesday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Christmas Day Partly sunny, with a high near 50.