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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 26, 2025 - Despite a warmer pattern the past ten days, much of the Midwest is still colder than normal for this month through yesterday and by about 2 to 5 degrees. The far southwest is a little warmer than normal for this month due to unseasonably warm temperatures this week. Some of the negative departures for the rest of the region will shrink some more the rest of the month as it looks quite mild through the weekend, but many areas will still finish a few degrees below average for this December as the first two weeks were exceptionally cold. A cold air mass will move down early next week dropping temperatures to about ten degrees below normal for Monday then moderating to near normal Tuesday and Wednesday to finish up the month as well as the year. Colder air will move down into the Midwest again late Wednesday or Thursday to start the New Year, but not as cold as it looks for Monday. Most areas in the region will start out with daytime highs in the 20's and 30's to begin 2026 .