🚨 What happens AFTER Christmas into New Year's? Pattern shift active weather! Record warmth Christmas 20-35° above Kansas City 70s melts snow! Then AFTER storm systems return winter weather! Northeast strong winds 40-60 MPH TODAY! Cold shot Upper Midwest! New Year's snowstorm possible! Early January active wintry! ⏱️ *TIMESTAMPS:* 0:00 - After Christmas New Year 2:00 - Northeast winds 40-60 NOW 5:00 - Pattern Christmas warmth 7:00 - Record 20-35° above 10:00 - After Christmas shift 12:00 - New Year's storm possible 14:00 - Early January wintry --- 🎄 *AFTER CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR:* What weather do next approach new year? Very active wintry cold start December certain areas! Old school old-fashioned start winter! What next over couple weeks closer New Year? Extend little into January few days discuss everything! Pattern Christmas New Year move January! Good news winter lovers pattern changes AFTER Christmas! Between Christmas New Year pattern becomes more active! Storm systems possible late December into early January! Cold air trying push back! Both Euro GFS show similar active pattern! Multiple storm systems possible cold air place much country! Suggests January start quite wintry many much different warm Christmas week! 🔥 *RECORD WARMTH CHRISTMAS:* Big story heading Christmas warmth record-breaking many! NOT most want hear hoping white! High pressure builds southern central pulls warm northward! Temperatures 20-30 even 35° above average some locations! Christmas Eve Day many normally cold potentially snowy feel spring! Kansas City hit low 70s Christmas Day! St Louis similar! Chicago 40s-50s mild late December! South Southeast 70s-80s some challenge daily record highs! Warmth melts snow ground lot areas! Ohio Valley snow now probably won't make! Mid-Atlantic same! ❄️ *AREAS KEEP SNOW:* Hold onto snow potentially white Christmas northern tier! Minnesota Wisconsin Dakotas northern New England mountains! Rockies plenty! Pacific Northwest mountains continue heavy atmospheric rivers! Lower elevations West Coast just rain! Disappointing hoping snow Christmas BUT good news winter lovers pattern changes after! 💨 *NORTHEAST WINDS 40-60 NOW:* Storm unfolding Northeast stronger many expected! Water vapor loop moisture atmosphere whiter more grayed drier! Flow screaming northern Rockies Pacific Northwest central! Trough digging shot arctic! Radar lot moisture big surge rain New England Mid-Atlantic! Line thunderstorms Carolinas Georgia morning severe warning North Carolina! Packing punch strong winds taking negative tilt! Really begins stronger pack high impact! Wind advisories tan brownish high wind warnings dark mustard! Big windstorm beginning unfold next 24 hours! Predicted max 40-50-60 MPH especially Cape Cod Martha's Vineyard Nantucket! Very strong mid-grade tropical storm force equivalent nor'easter NOT same just very strong cold front! Appalachian Mountains higher elevation stronger windy day! 🌡️ *COLD SHOT UPPER MIDWEST:* Shot cold behind aggressive NOT last super long NOT diving super far south! Current temps Upper Midwest very arctic 10-20° below zero Minnesota! Below zero North Dakota! Single digits Wisconsin UP Michigan Iowa couple zero! Teens Midwest modified working! Carolinas ahead cold front 60s! Mid-Atlantic eastern temps drop throughout especially core coldest! Wild woke 64-65° Columbia SC weather station 56° dropped 10° behind cold front! Euro Ensemble showing 10-20-30° above average low temps! Greens blues purple well below just shot makes way! Regular cold front Northeast coldest doesn't dig far south just chilly weekend eastern! Very cold Upper Midwest Minnesota Dakotas Wisconsin! 📊 *NEW YEAR STORM POSSIBLE:* Will get New Year's snowstorm? Possibly too early sure! Pattern favors storm development timeframe! Whether snow-rain-mix depends exact track temps! Check days better details! GFS Euro show similar active pattern cold trying return! Northern tier-mountains-Great Lakes-Northeast watch closely! Depending track temps rain-snow-mix! Early pin details watch! Active continuing early January multiple chances! #AfterChristmas #NewYears #PatternShift #RecordWarmth #StormPossible #NortheastWinds #EarlyJanuary #Wintry #December2024