Good Morning! Our weekend forecast looks pretty good, as Fall officially ends today and Winter begins Sunday. Saturday looks dry with a sun/cloud mix. There could be some widely scattered showers Sunday as a weak front moves through the state. Christmas week looks storm-free, dry with a warming trend. An upper ridge of high pressure will promote some spring-like warmth. We should be in the lower 70’s on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Very nice. Quite Comfortable.
TODAY: Sunny and mild. High near 65. Increasing clouds tonight. Not as chilly. Low 43.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Limited sunshine. Widely scattered showers. High 64. Low at night near 50.
NEXT FEW DAYS: Saturday looks dry with a sun/cloud mix. There could be some isolated showers Sunday as a weak front moves through the state. Christmas week looks storm-free, dry with a warming trend. We’ll be in the lower 70’s by Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 40’s at night next week.
The 10 Day model blend temperature trend. Christmas week looks remarkable. Comfortably warm for a wide area.
Here’s the 16 day from the Euro model. he Arctic flood gates are closed….FOR NOW.
CHRISTMAS WEEK FORECAST: Christmas Week looks amazingly warm for a huge chunk of America. Here’s my forecast for us. NOT BAD at all.
An Amazing ridge of upper ridge of high pressure will be in control. Temperatures over the America Heartland will be running 25-30 degrees above normal.
Take a look at the projected high temperatures across the Southeast US Christmas afternoon. Very nice.
Normal hi/lo on Christmas Day would be 60/38.
Christmas Day Records: 82 in 2016 – and 5 in 1983.
WINTER BEGINS SUNDAY: The Winter Solstice is tomorrow. Winter officially begins 9:03 AM Sunday morning. Shortest day of the year: 10 hours 1 minute and 33 seconds of daylight. Monday will be one second longer.
NEXT BIG DEAL?: This New Years Eve Storm system looks interesting. We have a long time to watch it.
Thanks for reading this Blog this morning. The next scheduled complete Blog update and Video Forecast Discussion is scheduled for the 4 o’clock hour on Monday morning. Have a great weekend.
-Rich