Synopsis:
Christmas Eve will feature a developing deep Southerly flow ahead of a cold front and developing storm. Readings will pop into the 50s and scattered showers are likely later in day. The majority of the day will be dry under mostly cloudy skies.
A shot of heavy rain and high winds are likely Late Christmas Eve into Christmas morning. A Flood Watch is up for most areas. One to three inches of rain is expected throughout. Combine that with an already saturated ground from melting snow and it won’t take much for flooding to occur. Also, very strong to possibly damaging wind gusts are possible out of the South. Wind gusts in excess of 65mph are possible along the coast and the immediate NYC vicinity. A High Wind Warning has been issued. Scattered Power outages and downed trees are possible. A Wind Advisory is up for the nearby suburbs for possible wind gusts up to 55mph.
Christmas Day morning the heavy rain will end from West to East. The sun will return. Morning highs will be Spring-like, near 60º. Once the powerful cold front swings offshore readings will plummet through the 50s, then the 40s and end up in the upper 30s by sunset.
Saturday will be sunny but cold readings will flirt with freezing as high pressure works in from the Northwest.
Seasonal sun is expected on Sunday.
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Christmas Eve:
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers later in the afternoon. Becoming breezy. Balmy. Highs in the mid to upper 50s by evening. Southeast winds increasing to 10-20mph with gusts to 30mph later in the day.
Tonight:
Heavy rain and high winds. Warm. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. South winds at 20-35mph with gusts to 45-65mph.
Christmas Day:
Morning rain, otherwise becoming partly sunny with falling daytime temperatures. Highs near 60º early in the morning. Readings will fall into the upper 30s by late day.
Saturday:
Sunny and cold. Highs around freezing.
Sunday:
Sunny and seasonal. Highs near 40º.
Monday:
Partly sunny. Milder. Highs in the mid to upper 40s.