Dry for Christmas Day. Snow showers move in by early Thursday morning into the day. Snow Thursday night. Scattered rain & snow showers are possible Friday and Saturday. A final storm with falling snow levels and some snow for Sunday. Then a drier pattern starting on Monday.

An active pattern is setting up across the West for the holiday season with heavy snow for the Northwest in particular. Utah & Colorado will see frequent shots of light to moderate snow, while California and Oregon resorts will see both rain and snow with warmer air creeping in. The East will see a quiet pattern with a gradual warming trend, then colder air will arrive after the New Year.

On Wednesday and Thursday, a potent storm is headed for the BC coast and will slam the PNW with several feet of snow, strong winds, and rising snow levels. There are many red flags. The Rockies grab heavier snow from Friday to Sunday.

Thanks for reading this summer! For the rest of this week, a cold front moving across the Central Rockies will bring showers & t-storms to WY, CO, & NM Wed-Thu while the West Coast states will see a late-season heat wave. Next week, isolated to scattered showers & t-storms develop across the West with continued mild temps. Heading into mid-month, the PNW will trend wetter and cooler.