Synopsis
It’ll be balmy this morning with most readings soaring into the 50s. Today will not be a washout. In fact only scattered showers are expected that will most likely change to snow showers as one of the sharpest Arctic front I’ve seen in years plows through. Winds will gust to 50mph before and after the front moves through. Temperatures will go from the 50s into the 20s within 4 hours. The sun will shine once the front moves through this afternoon.
Tonight will be bone-chilling cold as the Arctic blast grips the area. Lows will be in the single digits to lower teens. Winds will gust to 40mph making for windchills between -5º to -15º. Please dress in layers. This will be a major shock.
Saturday, Christmas Eve will be be frigid compared to what we experienced 24 prior. Readings will only be around 20º for highs and the wind will add a bite! Wind chills will be in the single digits and teens. Get ready for a MAJOR shock. Skies will at least be bright.
Christmas Day will be frigid. Despite the sunshine readings will remain in the 20s. This will be one of the coldest Christmas’ in years!
We’ll flirt with freezing Monday under a bright sky and come out of the ice box on Tuesday as high pressure moves overhead.
Stay tuned.
Keep it here for a no hype, no nonsense forecast.
Tranquil conditions are expected through Wednesday as high pressure dominate.
Friday:
Early morning rain, otherwise mostly cloudy with any scattered showers changing to snow showers midday. Windy. Highs in the 50s to around 60º South. Winds gusting to 50mph. Tumbling temperatures during the afternoon into the 20s and teens by dark! Wind chills will be near 0º in many areas at this time.
Tonight:
Clear, windy and frigid. Lows in the lower teens along the urban corridor to the single digits inland. Wind chills will be well below zero. West winds 15-30mph with gusts to 45mph at the coast.
Christmas Eve:
Sunny, windy and frigid. Highs only around 20º Wind chills in the single digits and teens.
Christmas Day:
Sunny, breezy and very cold. Highs in the mid to upper 20s. Wind chills in the teens.
Monday:
Sunny. Cold. Highs around freezing.
Tuesday:
Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.