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January 8, 2026 7:33 pm

Gusty westerly winds will will quickly become northerly from north to south into Friday. This will bring a period of moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds to the coastal mountain slopes, foothills, and into the valleys that will last through Sunday. Periods of Santa Ana winds will continue into next week, but are expected to be weaker. Areas of frost are possible in wind sheltered valley locations in San Diego county and the eastern Inland Empire tonight into early Friday morning. Warm days west of the mountains can be expected Friday into early next week.

Heavy snow over parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Central High Plains. Freezing rain possible from the Upper Midwest Thursday night into Friday and the Northeast Friday evening into Saturday. There is a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall from parts of the Tennessee Valley to the Lower Mississippi Valley on Friday into Saturday morning.