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New Year's Forecast: East, West and South to Ring In 2017 Wet or Snowy
New Year's Forecast: East, West and South to Ring In 2017 Wet or Snowy
Sep 23, 2024 1:16 PM

We've reached the end of another year, and it's time to ring in 2017.

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Fortunately, we're not forecasting a major winter storm or, for our southern friends, a bout of severe weather for the New Year's holiday weekend.

However, there will be a clipper system moving through the Midwest and Northeast, as well as an area of low pressure moving into the South. Two additional low-pressure systems will impact the West, which could also lead to some holiday headaches.

Let's break down the forecast for this holiday weekend.

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New Year's Day

Light snow is possible in parts of northern New England.The Interstate 95 corridor looks mainly dry from through during the daylight hours.Rain and thunderstorms are expected for much of the South and northward into the Ohio Valley. Most of Florida will likely stay dry, with the exception of the panhandle.A few severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday night in central and eastern Texas into southern Louisiana.Rain and mountain snow are expected along the West Coast from Washington to northern California. Snow will spread into the inter-mountain West and Rockies. Rain and snow will also persist in Arizona and New Mexico.Much of the Great Lakes, upper Midwest and central and northern Plains should be dry.A mild start to the year is anticipated from the Plains to the East Coast, while temperatures will likely be near to below average for the West.

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MORE ON WEATHER.COM: (PHOTOS)

Mandan firefighters Shane Weltikol, left, and Chad Nicklos clear accumulating snow from outside the firehouse in downtown Mandan, N.D., as Winter Storm Europa intensifies on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Most of the Dakotas and southwest Minnesota had turned into a slippery mess due to freezing rain Sunday morning before snow arrived later in the day as temperatures fell. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

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