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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Above average temperatures look to be the norm for the upcoming holiday week. There is a small chance of rain in east central KS on Christmas Eve, followed by another small rain chance on Thursday, with mainly dry weather otherwise.
The official start of astronomical winter, the #WinterSolstice, arrived today, Saturday, December 21st at 3:21 am CST, marking the shortest day/longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Search for your location here: https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa #kswx