Heavy Rain In The Lower Mississippi Valley And Out West – National Weather Outlook For December 29, 2022

by | Dec 29, 2022 | Weather

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National Weather Forecast

On Thursday, showers and thunderstorms will impact areas from the Great Lakes to the lower Mississippi Valley, with an additional cold front bringing snow in across the upper Midwest. A system out west will bring a mess of rain and snow to the region.

Through Friday evening, over 3” of rain could fall across portions of the lower Mississippi Valley and along portions of the West Coast. It’ll be the western mountains that see the heaviest snow, where several feel could pile up through the end of the year.

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Venus and Mercury pair up on December 28

More from EarthSky: “Venus and Mercury have been getting closer in our sky for a few weeks. And today, December 28, 2022, they’re at their closest. Their conjunction happens at 9 UTC on December 29, 2022. That’s when Mercury will sweep 1.4 degrees north of Venus on our sky’s dome. And that’s about the width of three full moons. But don’t worry about that exact time. No matter where you are on Earth, the time to look for them is after sunset. You’ll find them low in the west, near the sunset point. The pair is in bright twilight. If you can’t see Mercury, aim binoculars at Venus to view Mercury and Venus in a single binocular field. Also, you can spot the ringed planet, Saturn, nearby in the evening twilight sky.”

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