First Alert Weather: Brutal Wind Chills and Snow on New Year's Day 2026

2025 Year in Review

• 🌡️ The average temperature for 2025 was 55.8 degrees, just a tenth of a degree below normal, making it the 28th warmest year on record.
• 🌧️ Precipitation for 2025 totaled nearly 40 inches, which was about 10 inches below the norm, ranking it as the 40th driest year on record.

Overnight Snow and Cold Front

• ❄️ Light snow is currently falling and is expected to ebb and flow throughout the evening, with the heaviest action anticipated early tomorrow morning.
• 🥶 A cold area of low pressure passing to the north will bring a trailing cold front, delivering snow overnight and ushering in colder air.
• ⚠️ Snow showers are expected around midnight, with a more defined line of moderate to heavy snow moving through between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., potentially causing snow squall warnings and tricky driving conditions.

New Year's Day Forecast 2026

• 🥶 The first seven days of 2026 will feature a cold start with temperatures hovering around freezing.
• 🚗 While most areas may see a trace to an inch of snow, the Twin Forks could receive 1 to 2 inches, and areas well northwest could get 2 to 3 inches plus.
• 💨 Wind chills will be brutal, feeling like 24° at midnight, dropping to 10° by 8:00 a.m., and reaching a frigid 12° by 4:00 p.m. on New Year's Day.

First Alert 7-Day Forecast

• 🌡️ Temperatures are expected to remain close to freezing for the next seven days.
• 🌧️ The next chance for precipitation is on Wednesday, which could bring a mix of rain and snow due to colder temperatures.