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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Concerns in California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

An atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to lower elevations of California this week, and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flash flooding, some of which may be locally considerable, will be a concern on the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains through Tuesday. Landslides, rockfalls and mudslides are possible in the Southern California mountains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 9:18:17 am MST

Increasing confidence in light to moderate snowfall accumulations across south central and southwest Chaves County and southern Lincoln County on Monday. Forecast confidence for this snow is low to moderate, so people planning on traveling across this area on Monday should stay tuned to the latest forecasts.
A potent cold front will blast through NM today resulting in the the coldest temperatures since December 5th. Wind chills will be even colder. This cold air will be a big shock after the recent record warmth these past 2 to 3 weeks. These readings are only about 5 degrees below normal.
Temperatures will become much colder today behind a strong cold front. Colder weather will last until Tuesday morning before another warming trend occurs as we end 2025 and begin 2026.

 

 
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