Forget snow boots. Ask Santa for flip-flops instead.
Christmas 2025 will be memorable for tens of millions of Americans this year due to the expected record warmth that's forecast for much of the central U.S., where highs could approach 75 degrees as far north as Kansas City, Missouri.
Meanwhile, for Californians this week, memories of a wetter sort are likely, as a pair of potent atmospheric river storms take aim on the Golden State, where widespread flooding rain is in the forecast.
And as for dreams of a white Christmas, folks in the Great Lakes and Northeast could still see some snow on the ground this week from a pair of fast-moving storms.
The warmth will be widespread this week, forecasters said. "Close to two dozen states, from parts of the Rockies to portions of the Appalachians, northward through much of the Plains and part of the Midwest, are forecast to experience temperatures that are 15-30 degrees above the historical average by Christmas Day," AccuWeather meteorologist Alyssa Glenny said in an online forecast. "At this level, the warmth will be comparable to late April or early May," she said.
