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Future U.S. Weather Past U.S Weather Morning Dom. Report Noon Update Evening/Weekend Update International Report Gary Rhea Commentary INTERNATIONAL MAPS InterRAD® RainRAD™ Friday, December 12, 2025 - December is off to a very cold start in the Midwest this year. Much of the Cornbelt is a good 8 to 12 degrees colder than normal so far this month through yesterday. Approximately the western third of the Midwest has less cold departures, but is still 4 to 8 degrees below normal so far this December. These cold departures will increase through the weekend with a blast of arctic air coming down this weekend. Daytime highs will be in the single digits and teens Saturday and Sunday, except 20's far southeast tomorrow. Normal highs are in the low 30's north to low 40's south portion in the Midwest. Afterward, there will be a warming trend early to mid next week to above normal temperatures by Tuesday and Wednesday, remaining warmer than normal through the 11-15 day outlook. This upcoming milder pattern will chip away at the cold departures so far this month, but not enough to erase the negative departures. Precipitation has been erratic so far in December, some areas have received above normal snowfall, but water equivalent rain has been mostly below normal. .