Good Morning!  Our temperature  recovery continues.  Highs will reach the lower 60’s today, which is close to normal.  Changes are on the way.  An approaching frontal system will bring periods of rain to the area starting pre-dawn Thursday.  Thunderstorms are also possible Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.  Friday will be breezy and much cooler.  More isolated showers are possible Sunday.  The weekend looks mild with highs in the 60’s. Christmas Week appears quite mild.  We could be 70 or above on Christmas Day. Here’s my brief video forecast discussion .

TODAY:  Partly sunny, with a high near 62.  Dry through the evening hours.  Risk of rain beginning in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning.  Low 47

THURSDAY: Periods of rain and thunderstorms today and tonight.  High 67.  Low Thursday night 42.   

FUTURE RADAR:  Rain will come in waves Thursday and Thursday night.  Thunderstorms are also possible Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. 

Here’s the expected rainfall map.  Rainfall could be significant in  spots.   

NEXT FEW DAYS:    

An approaching frontal system will bring periods of rain to the area starting pre-dawn Thursday.  Thunderstorms are also possible Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.  Friday will be breezy and much cooler.  More isolated showers are possible Sunday.  The weekend looks mild with highs in the 60’s.

The 10 Day model blend temperature trend. The Arctic Flood gates are closed through Christmas week.

Here’s the 16 day from  the Euro model.  An amazing temperature turn-around.

CHRISTMAS FORECAST?:  Christmas Week appears quite mild.  We could be 70 or above on Christmas Day.

Normal hi/lo on Christmas Day would be 60/38.

As far as the Christmas Day numbers – the Euro Model projects 49/72  The GFS projects 52/72.  The Canadian has 50/74. The Model Blend has 49/72.   All the models have us storm-free and dry.  So, could Christmas be amazingly mild?   Looks storm-free with a sun/cloud mix.

Christmas Day Records:   82 in 2016 – and 5 in 1983.

Thanks for reading this Blog this morning. This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1.  I’ll have another update for you in the 4  o’clock hour tomorrow morning. Stay warm!  Have a nice day.

–Rich