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Weekend Weather Preview
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM EST
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Alyssa Robinette
We are still over a week out from the “official” start to winter, but Mother Nature will be delivering plenty of wintry weather to the U.S. this weekend.
Saturday
A fast-moving weather system will dart out of Canada into the Midwest on Saturday. There will also be a decaying low pressure system spinning near the Great Lakes. Flurries or light snow will fall throughout the northern half of the Plains during the morning and afternoon. Light snow will be found throughout the Great Lakes and Midwest throughout the day, moderate to briefly heavy snow could develop at times. The timing of this moderate to heavy snow would occur across the Mid-Mississippi Valley in the morning and then the Ohio Valley and Appalachia during the afternoon and evening.
Some moisture associated with this system will also move into parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic later in the evening. Most spots will continue to see flurries or light snow. However, temperatures could be warm enough for a rain/snow mix to develop initially before changing over to snow across parts of Maryland, Washington, D.C., far northern Virginia, the Delmarva Peninsula and far southern New Jersey.
Southerly winds will lead to an onshore flow across western and central portions of the Gulf Coast. This could lead to a few showers, mainly from late morning into the evening.
On the opposite side of the country, a warm front will lift north across the northern Rockies in the morning, while a cold front inches closer to the Northwest in the late evening. A rain/snow mix is possible throughout the northern Rockies early in the day. Rain showers will also become increasingly likely across western Washington late at night.
Otherwise, a ridge of high pressure will build over the rest of the Western U.S., providing a dry start to the week. Dry weather will also prevail throughout much of the Southeast.
It will be bitterly cold across the north-central U.S. The northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see temperatures remain well below zero. It will feel even colder than that, with wind chill values as low as minus-35 degrees during the day. The rest of the northern half of the Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Midwest and eastern Great Lakes will experience highs in the single digits and teens. The Rockies, central Plains, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast will report highs in the 20s and 30s.
Not as cold 40s and 50s are in store for the Northwest and Great Basin as well as the Tennessee Valley, Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. California’s Central Valley will also experience 40s and 50s. The rest of California into the Desert Southwest, southern Plains and Southeast will report highs in the 60s and 70s, with isolated 80s possible.
Sunday
By Sunday, the disturbance in the Midwest will continue to advance eastward. The Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic will see light to moderate snow during the morning and afternoon, before tapering off and ending. Though, snow could continue through the evening across southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and far southern Maine.
Behind this disturbance, strong Northwesterly winds will set up over the Great Lakes. This will allow lake-effect snow to develop. Most spots will see light accumulations, but heavier snow will pile up immediately downwind from the Great Lakes depending on the exact wind direction.
This disturbance will also force a cold front across the Deep South and Southeast. Rain showers will soak the Southeast, Gulf Coast and southern Plains in the morning and afternoon. A few showers could linger across southern Texas during the evening. Showers and a few thunderstorms will also become increasingly likely throughout the day for southern Florida as a warm front lifts across the region.
Meanwhile, a cold front will stall over the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. Expect rain showers across western Washington and northwestern Oregon, best chance in the morning and afternoon. The tallest peaks in the northern Cascades could see some snow or a rain/snow mix.
High pressure will control the weather across the rest of the Western U.S. and much of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Expect dry, quiet weather as a result.
The Upper Midwest will see the coldest temperatures on Sunday, with highs staying in single digits to perhaps several degrees below zero. The northern Plains, Lower Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will report highs in the teens and 20s. Expect 30s and 40s for much of the High Plains, Deep South and Southeast, with 40s and 50s in the Northwest, Great Basin, Rockies, the southern Plains and much of the Gulf Coast. Far southern Texas will see temperatures peak in the 60s, while Florida has highs in the 60s and 70s. California’s Central Valley will only warm into the 50s, while 60s, 70s and a few lower 80s are forecast for the rest of California into the Desert Southwest.
Saturday
A fast-moving weather system will dart out of Canada into the Midwest on Saturday. There will also be a decaying low pressure system spinning near the Great Lakes. Flurries or light snow will fall throughout the northern half of the Plains during the morning and afternoon. Light snow will be found throughout the Great Lakes and Midwest throughout the day, moderate to briefly heavy snow could develop at times. The timing of this moderate to heavy snow would occur across the Mid-Mississippi Valley in the morning and then the Ohio Valley and Appalachia during the afternoon and evening.
Some moisture associated with this system will also move into parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic later in the evening. Most spots will continue to see flurries or light snow. However, temperatures could be warm enough for a rain/snow mix to develop initially before changing over to snow across parts of Maryland, Washington, D.C., far northern Virginia, the Delmarva Peninsula and far southern New Jersey.
Southerly winds will lead to an onshore flow across western and central portions of the Gulf Coast. This could lead to a few showers, mainly from late morning into the evening.
On the opposite side of the country, a warm front will lift north across the northern Rockies in the morning, while a cold front inches closer to the Northwest in the late evening. A rain/snow mix is possible throughout the northern Rockies early in the day. Rain showers will also become increasingly likely across western Washington late at night.
Otherwise, a ridge of high pressure will build over the rest of the Western U.S., providing a dry start to the week. Dry weather will also prevail throughout much of the Southeast.
It will be bitterly cold across the north-central U.S. The northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes will see temperatures remain well below zero. It will feel even colder than that, with wind chill values as low as minus-35 degrees during the day. The rest of the northern half of the Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Midwest and eastern Great Lakes will experience highs in the single digits and teens. The Rockies, central Plains, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast will report highs in the 20s and 30s.
Not as cold 40s and 50s are in store for the Northwest and Great Basin as well as the Tennessee Valley, Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. California’s Central Valley will also experience 40s and 50s. The rest of California into the Desert Southwest, southern Plains and Southeast will report highs in the 60s and 70s, with isolated 80s possible.
Sunday
By Sunday, the disturbance in the Midwest will continue to advance eastward. The Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic will see light to moderate snow during the morning and afternoon, before tapering off and ending. Though, snow could continue through the evening across southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and far southern Maine.
Behind this disturbance, strong Northwesterly winds will set up over the Great Lakes. This will allow lake-effect snow to develop. Most spots will see light accumulations, but heavier snow will pile up immediately downwind from the Great Lakes depending on the exact wind direction.
This disturbance will also force a cold front across the Deep South and Southeast. Rain showers will soak the Southeast, Gulf Coast and southern Plains in the morning and afternoon. A few showers could linger across southern Texas during the evening. Showers and a few thunderstorms will also become increasingly likely throughout the day for southern Florida as a warm front lifts across the region.
Meanwhile, a cold front will stall over the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. Expect rain showers across western Washington and northwestern Oregon, best chance in the morning and afternoon. The tallest peaks in the northern Cascades could see some snow or a rain/snow mix.
High pressure will control the weather across the rest of the Western U.S. and much of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Expect dry, quiet weather as a result.
The Upper Midwest will see the coldest temperatures on Sunday, with highs staying in single digits to perhaps several degrees below zero. The northern Plains, Lower Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will report highs in the teens and 20s. Expect 30s and 40s for much of the High Plains, Deep South and Southeast, with 40s and 50s in the Northwest, Great Basin, Rockies, the southern Plains and much of the Gulf Coast. Far southern Texas will see temperatures peak in the 60s, while Florida has highs in the 60s and 70s. California’s Central Valley will only warm into the 50s, while 60s, 70s and a few lower 80s are forecast for the rest of California into the Desert Southwest.