Dreaming of a white Christmas?
Wake up and feel the unseasonable warmth
Staff writer
Anyone dreaming of a white Christmas in this neck of the woods is out of luck this year.
Anyone planning to drive to grandmother’s house should fare well.
The National Weather Service forecast for Christmas Eve calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high near 52 degrees and a mild east northeast breeze.
Overnight temperatures are predicted to drop to 34 degrees and the wind to shift to southeast.
Christmas Day’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high near 52 degrees. The only chance of precipitation will happen after midnight, and the low will be around 39 degrees.
Thursday will bring a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, but the day will see a high near 52 degrees.
Thursday night’s forecast calls for a mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and a low around 37 degrees.
Friday is predicted to be mostly cloudy with a high near 53 degrees, followed by a 20% chance of showers and a low around 35 degrees Friday night.
Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny, with highs in the 50s both days. Saturday night’s low is forecast at 32 degrees.
Looking ahead to next week, a high of 58 degrees with a 7% chance of rain and partly cloudy skies is predicted for Monday. Monday night’s temperature is forecast to be 34 degrees.
Tuesday’s temperature is predicted at 45 degrees with mostly cloudy skies, followed by an overnight low of 24 degrees.
New Year’s Day is forecast to be 41 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a 4% chance of precipitation.