Rain Continues In The Southwestern United States – National Weather Outlook For December 22, 2023

by | Dec 22, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

The system that has been bringing major rainfall to southern California continues to spin off the California coast, heading toward Baja California. This will continue to bring rain across southern California and the Desert Southwest, with some Four Corners snow as well. Another system moving into the Pacific Northwest brings rain and snow chances. Showers and storms will be possible from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, with some snow chances mixed in in the northern Great Lakes.

The heaviest rain through Saturday will be across portions of the Southwestern United States, where – since Wednesday – the potential of 6”+ of rain will have fallen across southern California. However, a few inches of rain will be possible in the Desert Southwest (including Phoenix).

Several inches of snow will be possible in the western mountains in the next few days with the two systems impacting the region.

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