Your cozy visions of snowy holidays may be thwarted by Mother Nature.
Driving the news: Much of the U.S. is likely to see temperatures of 10 to 20°F above average for the time of year during the last two weeks of December, writes Axios' Rebecca Falconer.
What's happening: A strong, east-to-west oriented jet stream flowing across the Pacific Ocean from Friday to Dec. 25 is forecast to bring mild air and moisture to much of North America as it prevents Arctic air from diving southward out of Canada.
Zoom in: Parts of the Midwest, including Iowa, will likely reach 10-20 degrees above normal into the upper 40s and lower 50s.
The bottom line: Rest assured, the cold always has a way of eventually finding us.
