2025 ends & 2026 begins on a wintry note for portions of the Great Lakes & Northeast as lake-effect snow & scattered snow showers are forecast to continue for a few more days. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds New Year's Eve. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

A HIGH RISK of flash flooding will impact the Transverse Ranges of Southern California on Christmas Eve, including the greater Los Angeles Basin, as the atmospheric river continues to impact the State of California this week, bringing heavy rains and high-mountain snow. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Another Atmospheric River is taking aim at the West Coast, this time for California. In this imagery, NOAA's GOES-West (#GOES18) is tracking the moisture streaming in from the Pacific with its Water Vapor channel. High Wind Warnings, Flood Watches & Winter Storm Warnings are up for much of the state. Latest: weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

STORM ARRIVES: This timelapse from NOAA Satellite and Information Service shows the storm hitting California and beginning to impact the southern part of the state on Tuesday. Live radar: https://ktla.com/southern-california-weather-radar/ | KTLA 5 News