Rain Possible For The Ball Drop In NYC – National Weather Outlook For December 31, 2022

by | Dec 31, 2022 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

As we head through the last day of 2022, we will be watching showers and thunderstorms along the East Coast, some snow showers in the Upper Midwest, and rain and snow chances with a strong atmospheric river out west.

For those ringing in the New Year Saturday night in Times Square, rain is expected with temperatures throughout the evening in the low 50s.

The heaviest rain and snow through the first day of 2023 will be out west, where easily 5”+ of rain and feet of snow will accumulate.

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