Inclement Weather To Linger For West And Northeast

Much of the Lower 48 will experience dry weather conditions through New Year's Day, but a few trouble spots could see snow, ice or rain.

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Furthermore, bitterly cold conditions will grip much of the central and eastern U.S. during this time.

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Here's a closer look at the forecast for this holiday weekend, as well as an outline of where travel headaches – either in the form of flight delays or slippery roads – might be seen.

New Year's Eve (Sunday Night)

• East: Mainly dry, but very cold, conditions are expected in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on New Year's Eve. The second-coldest temperature for the ball drop in New York City was 11 degrees in 1962, and temperatures will be very close to that at midnight Sunday night, though the wind chill will likely be below zero (the coldest temperature ever was 1 degree on New Year's Eve 1917). Rain is possible in parts of Florida and south Georgia, as well as along the eastern Gulf Coast.
• Central: High pressure will bring dry and cold conditions from northern Texas northward through the Plains and into the Midwest, with the exception of a few lake-effect snow showers near the Great Lakes. Patchy freezing drizzle could cause slick travel in south-central and southwest Texas.
• West: Dry conditions are expected to prevail across the West for New Year's Eve, with temperatures near average.

New Year's Day (Monday)

• East: Dry conditions will dominate much of the East. The exceptions may be Florida, where some rain showers are possible, and, once again, the Great Lakes snowbelts.
• Central: High pressure will dominate the region, with cold and dry conditions expected for the first day of 2018. The only exception will be some lingering lake-effect snow in the snowbelts of Michigan, and perhaps some light sleet or freezing rain near the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
• West: The stretch of dry conditions is currently anticipated to persist across the region.