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Weekend Weather Preview
December 4, 2025 at 03:12 PM EST
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Alyssa Robinette
The U.S. is in for a wild ride this weekend thanks to multiple cold fronts bringing widespread wintry precipitation as well as a few thunderstorms. Winter-like cold also awaits much of the nation.
Saturday
A cold front will be stalled over the Southeast to start the weekend. This will bring rounds of rain and thunderstorms to the Southeast, entire Gulf Coast and Florida Peninsula. While possible throughout the day, the best timing would be in the afternoon and evening. With the potential for multiple rounds of rain, there could be some flooding that develops.
There will be a second cold front that clips the Great Lakes and Northeast. Some flurries or light snow showers will be in the forecast as a result. The snow would mainly be limited to the Great Lakes during the morning, then the interior Northeast in the afternoon and evening.
The big weather story though will be a low pressure system and cold front marching from the Western U.S. into the nation’s midsection. This will bring a wintry mix to the Northwest, Rockies and Midwest.
Light to moderate snow will be falling throughout the Rockies and northern half of the Plains in the morning, which will gradually taper off and potentially end completely. The main focus of snow in the afternoon and evening will be found in the Upper Mississippi Valley and into the Great Lakes. There could also be some freezing rain that mixes in at times, while plain rain or a rain/snow mix is possible along the southern fringes in northeastern Kansas and northern Missouri.
Rain will soak western Washington and western Oregon throughout much of Saturday, while the interior Northwest sees a rain/snow mix. Moderate to even heavy snow will be likely along the northern Cascades in the morning and afternoon, tapering off to light snow for the evening.
Despite the active weather, several spots will stay dry for the first half of the week. This includes California into the Desert Southwest, much of the southern half of the Plains, the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic.
It will be bitterly cold across the north-central U.S. The far northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see highs only in the single digits and teens. Most of the Rockies, the rest of the northern Plains, the rest of the Great Lakes and interior Northeast will report temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Forties and 50s are expected for the Northwest, California’s Central Valley and Great Basin into the central Plains, Tennessee Valley, southern New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. California into the Desert Southwest, the southern Plains and Gulf Coast will have temperatures peak in the 60s and 70s, with 70s and 80s across Florida.
Sunday
The cold front stalled over the Southeast will not budge an inch for the conclusion of the weekend. Rounds of rain and thunderstorms will continue across southern portions of the Southeast, the central Gulf Coast and the entire Florida Peninsula. Like Saturday, multiple rounds of rain could create some localized flooding.
The low pressure system and cold front in the Central U.S. will move northeastward on Sunday, pushing across the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. Any precipitation will be limited to right along the low pressure system, starting in the Midwest in the morning, spreading to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys in the afternoon then the Appalachian Spine, Northeast and possibly parts of the Mid-Atlantic in the evening.
In the morning, expect snow across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest, though there could be a thin area of freezing rain that mixes in. Light rain is likely for the Lower Midwest. Expect light snow across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley during the afternoon, while rain will fall in the Tennessee Valley. There will mainly just be snow falling across the Northeast in the evening, with a slight chance of rain and snow for the Mid-Atlantic.
On the opposite side of the country, a warm front will be lifting across the West and north-central U.S. throughout the day. Precipitation will also be confined to right along the front, with snow expected for the northern Rockies and northern Plains. There will generally be light snow for the northern Plains, while some moderate to heavy snow could pile up in the northern Rockies. There could even be some light freezing rain that mixes in at times. Expect mainly rain showers for the Northwest, but snow is expected in the northern Cascades.
California, the Great Basin and the Four Corners states will all remain dry on Sunday. The southern half of the Plains will also be worry free.
Frigid cold weather will persist across the north-central U.S. on Sunday, with the northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see highs in the single digits and teens. However, a few spots could temperatures stay below freezing! Expect 20s and 30s for the Rockies, the central Plains, Lower Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast. Forties and 50s are in store for the Northwest, Great Basin, parts of the Southwest, northern Texas, the Tennessee Valley and Southeast. California will see temperatures in the 50s for far northern areas as well as the Central Valley. Otherwise, expect 60s and 70s for California and the Desert Southwest, southern Texas, the Deep South and Florida.
Saturday
A cold front will be stalled over the Southeast to start the weekend. This will bring rounds of rain and thunderstorms to the Southeast, entire Gulf Coast and Florida Peninsula. While possible throughout the day, the best timing would be in the afternoon and evening. With the potential for multiple rounds of rain, there could be some flooding that develops.
There will be a second cold front that clips the Great Lakes and Northeast. Some flurries or light snow showers will be in the forecast as a result. The snow would mainly be limited to the Great Lakes during the morning, then the interior Northeast in the afternoon and evening.
The big weather story though will be a low pressure system and cold front marching from the Western U.S. into the nation’s midsection. This will bring a wintry mix to the Northwest, Rockies and Midwest.
Light to moderate snow will be falling throughout the Rockies and northern half of the Plains in the morning, which will gradually taper off and potentially end completely. The main focus of snow in the afternoon and evening will be found in the Upper Mississippi Valley and into the Great Lakes. There could also be some freezing rain that mixes in at times, while plain rain or a rain/snow mix is possible along the southern fringes in northeastern Kansas and northern Missouri.
Rain will soak western Washington and western Oregon throughout much of Saturday, while the interior Northwest sees a rain/snow mix. Moderate to even heavy snow will be likely along the northern Cascades in the morning and afternoon, tapering off to light snow for the evening.
Despite the active weather, several spots will stay dry for the first half of the week. This includes California into the Desert Southwest, much of the southern half of the Plains, the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic.
It will be bitterly cold across the north-central U.S. The far northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see highs only in the single digits and teens. Most of the Rockies, the rest of the northern Plains, the rest of the Great Lakes and interior Northeast will report temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Forties and 50s are expected for the Northwest, California’s Central Valley and Great Basin into the central Plains, Tennessee Valley, southern New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. California into the Desert Southwest, the southern Plains and Gulf Coast will have temperatures peak in the 60s and 70s, with 70s and 80s across Florida.
Sunday
The cold front stalled over the Southeast will not budge an inch for the conclusion of the weekend. Rounds of rain and thunderstorms will continue across southern portions of the Southeast, the central Gulf Coast and the entire Florida Peninsula. Like Saturday, multiple rounds of rain could create some localized flooding.
The low pressure system and cold front in the Central U.S. will move northeastward on Sunday, pushing across the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. Any precipitation will be limited to right along the low pressure system, starting in the Midwest in the morning, spreading to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys in the afternoon then the Appalachian Spine, Northeast and possibly parts of the Mid-Atlantic in the evening.
In the morning, expect snow across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest, though there could be a thin area of freezing rain that mixes in. Light rain is likely for the Lower Midwest. Expect light snow across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley during the afternoon, while rain will fall in the Tennessee Valley. There will mainly just be snow falling across the Northeast in the evening, with a slight chance of rain and snow for the Mid-Atlantic.
On the opposite side of the country, a warm front will be lifting across the West and north-central U.S. throughout the day. Precipitation will also be confined to right along the front, with snow expected for the northern Rockies and northern Plains. There will generally be light snow for the northern Plains, while some moderate to heavy snow could pile up in the northern Rockies. There could even be some light freezing rain that mixes in at times. Expect mainly rain showers for the Northwest, but snow is expected in the northern Cascades.
California, the Great Basin and the Four Corners states will all remain dry on Sunday. The southern half of the Plains will also be worry free.
Frigid cold weather will persist across the north-central U.S. on Sunday, with the northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see highs in the single digits and teens. However, a few spots could temperatures stay below freezing! Expect 20s and 30s for the Rockies, the central Plains, Lower Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast. Forties and 50s are in store for the Northwest, Great Basin, parts of the Southwest, northern Texas, the Tennessee Valley and Southeast. California will see temperatures in the 50s for far northern areas as well as the Central Valley. Otherwise, expect 60s and 70s for California and the Desert Southwest, southern Texas, the Deep South and Florida.