Following warnings of flooding and high winds, most eastern areas can expect milder weather on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service said lake snow will be present downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
A wind warning has been issued for New York's Niagara Frontier region along with a winter storm watch for the Lake Ontario region, where up to seven inches of snow is possible.
Meanwhile, on the West Coast, a freeze warning for rural areas in California's San Joaquin Valley is scheduled to end at 8 a.m. local time. After near-freezing temperatures that dropped to 28 degrees, the weather is expected to warm to near normal temperatures, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Alan Reppert.
“Temperatures will warm up here by midweek and temperatures will return to near historical average,” Reppert told USA TODAY.
Here's your forecast for Tuesday, December 12, 2024.
Light snow and rain in parts of New Mexico and Colorado
A major front will bring some rain to central Texas as well as snow to West Texas, New Mexico and southern Colorado starting Wednesday and through the weekend, Reppert said.
He added that a different storm system will bring fairly light snow in Idaho and Wyoming.
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Moisture returns to the southern Plains late Tuesday
The National Weather Service expected parts of the western Gulf Coast and southern Plains to see light rain during Tuesday night and into Wednesday. The moisture comes from high pressure over the lower Mississippi Valley moving to the southeast.
More moisture is expected in the Gulf of Mexico, adding rain to the southern Plains on Wednesday.
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