🎧 Whether you’re flying, driving, or staying put, this is the forecast you actually need.

As the year comes to a close, millions of Americans are on the move—and the atmosphere is anything but cooperative.

In this episode, we take a calm, science-based look at why the final week of 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most complex weather-and-travel periods in recent memory. More than 122 million people are traveling nationwide, including a record number of airline passengers, all while the country experiences sharp and unusual weather contrasts from coast to coast.

Across the central and southern U.S., record-challenging warmth is unfolding during what’s typically the coldest time of year. Meanwhile, the West Coast faces a multi-day atmospheric river, bringing flooding concerns, mountain snow, and rare severe-weather threats in ...