HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
January 7, 2026 7:49 am
Southern California Overview:
- Showers are expected today, most likely across San Diego County. Gusty west to northwest winds will develop this evening into Thursday, strongest for the desert mountain slopes into the deserts. Santa Ana winds will quickly develop late Thursday. An offshore pattern will continue into next week, with strong northeast winds mainly for foothills and parts of the valleys. It will be warmer, but with cool nights, this weekend and beyond.
- Storm system to bring snow to the Four Corners region as well as widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Plains to the Midwest/Mississippi Valley Thursday. Flash flooding and severe weather threat across the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys Friday. Heavy mountain snow continues for the Cascades as well as portions of the Interior West through Thursday. Well above average temperatures continue for much of the central and eastern U.S. while the western U.S. trends chillier.