The Nation's Weather

The Nation's Weather for Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

A Santa Ana wind event is expected to produce gusts around

30-50 mph in Southern California today. The foothills and

canyons may have frequent gusts of 50-70 mph and even close

to 100 mph. The high winds and dry air will lead to a

heightened wildfire threat. Tree limbs and power lines may

come down, and travel in crosswinds may be dangerous. A

winter storm is expected to emerge from the Sierra Madre of

New Mexico as well as the High Plains in western Texas,

mainly late in the day and night, before spreading snow and

ice farther to the east in Texas Thursday. The lake effect

will produce locally heavy snow to upstate New York,

Michigan, western Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio,

northwestern Indiana and part of West Virginia. Much of the

eastern two-thirds of the nation will be dry and cold.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Tuesday 79 at Oceanside, CA

National Low Tuesday -22 at Kabetogama, MN

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