26 Dec 2017 ..USA WEATHER ..with 3D Map

Currently ,the weather over the contiguous US is as diverse as the Indian sub-continent ; from the frigidity of the Dakotas(-29 c) to the warmth of the Florida everglades (29 c) ..

Newark/New York .. Frigid weather from the mid-west will spill to the northeast coast as max/min temps will hover around -5 c /-11 c with a mix of clouds/sun during the week .Light snowfall expected during the weekend.Wind chills can dip to a bone chilling -20 during the week.Rochester will be cloudy and experience lake snow effect with wind chills dipping to -25 (Greater Himalayas type of weather).

Bay area (SF,SJ) ..Mostly sunny ,fine as max/min temps will hover around 17 c / 7 c through the week till new year.Foggy mornings near the ocean and clear inland.(North Indian plains type of weather).

Phoenix ..The desert city will be sunny,crisp, dry as max/min temps will hover around 23 c / 8 c through the week till new year (Central India type of weather).

Charlotte .. The piedmont city will be cold as max/min temps will hover around 5 c / - 5 c with a mix of clouds/sun through the week till new year .Wind chills can dip to a bone chilling -15 during the week (Kashmir valley type of weather).

Seattle .. After experiencing a rare snowy festive weather , Seattle will thaw as max/min temps will hover around 8 c / 3 c with the usual winter cloudy weather/showers as the week progresses till new year (Lower Himalayas type of weather).

..Ski resorts at Cascades, Rockies, Appalachian are packed with snow.. 

Past 24 hrs .. (max / min temp in c) 

MAP	LOCATION	MAX	MIN	STATE	REGION
SF	SAN FRANCISCO	14	7	CALIFORNIA	BAY AREA
SJ	SAN JOSE	16	4	CALIFORNIA	SILICON VALLEY
Ph	PHOENIX	19	6	ARIZONA	SONORAN DESERT
Se	SEATTLE	2	-1	WASHINGTON	PUGET SOUND
Sp	SPOKANE	-7	-12	WASHINGTON	COLOMBIA BASIN
Sc	SACRAMENTO	15	1	CALIFORNIA	CENTRAL VALLEY
LA	LOS ANGELES	20	8	CALIFORNIA	PACIFIC COAST
SD	SAN DIEGO	19	7	CALIFORNIA	PACIFIC COAST
Pd	PALMDALE	18	2	CALIFORNIA	MOJAVE DESERT
LV	LAS VEGAS	17	6	NEVADA	MOJAVE DESERT
SLC	SALT LAKE CITY	4	-8	UTAH	SALT LAKE VALLEY
Rc	RAPID CITY	-13	-22	SOUTH DAKOTA	BLACK HILLS FOOT
De	DENVER	-7	-17	COLORADO	ROCKIES FOOT
Om	OMAHA	-10	-18	NEBRASKA	PLAINS
Am	AMARILLO	12	-11	TEXAS	HIGH PLAINS
EP	EL PASO	22	2	TEXAS	CHIHUAHUA DESERT
-	ROCHESTER	1	-13	NEW YORK	GREAT LAKES
-	NEW YORK	4	-4	NEW YORK	ATLANTIC COAST
-	NEWARK	3	-4	NEW JERSEY	ATLANTIC COAST
-	CHARLOTTE	9	-1	NORTH CAROLINA	PIEDMONT
-	HOUSTON	12	2	TEXAS	GULF COASTAL PLAIN
-	MIAMI	29	18	FLORIDA	EVERGLADES

A good eye over the map below, reveals the following features ..

The Bay area (SF,SJ) ,painted desert (north of Ph), the long central California valley (Sc) , Mojave desert (Pd), Basin & Range region (north of LV) , Colombia Basin (Sp) , Rockies (west of De) ,Black hills (near Rc) , mid -west plains (Om) ..