Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California
Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm (PZZ253) Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 401 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025 | |
| Tonight: SE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this evening. A chance of rain after midnight, then rain likely late. Thu: SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Thu Night: SE wind around 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Fri: S wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Fri Night: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sat: S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 8 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. Sat Night: S wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sun: S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, SW 11 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. Sun Night: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW 8 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. Mon: S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. Mon Night: SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm (PZZ253) | |
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