Good Morning!  It’s another Arctic Cold December morning.  Lows will reach the low 20’s again by Dawn.  But, hang on. There’s better news in the not too distant future.  The Arctic air will quickly retreat.  Temperature recovery is on the way.  Expect another freeze tonight. But, highs will climb into the low 60’s on Wednesday.  We may tease 70 by Thursday. (Normal 62/39)  An approaching front will bring showers and storms Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.  Friday will be briefly much cooler before a weekend warm-up.  We’ll be near or above  70  Sunday.Here’s my brief video forecast discussion .

TODAY: Sunshine.  Not as cold.  High 55.  Lighter winds.  Cloudy at times tonight.  Another freeze.  Low near 32.

NEXT FEW DAYS:    

ighs will climb into the low 60’s on Wednesday.  We may tease 70 by Thursday. (Normal 62/39)  An approaching front will bring showers and storms Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.  Friday will be briefly much cooler before a weekend warm-up.  We’ll be near or above 70  Sunday.

Here’s the expected rainfall map.  Maybe 1”+ in spots. 

The 10 Day model blend temperature trend. The Arctic Air will go away.  MUCH milder air is on the way.

Here’s the 16 day from  the Euro model.  Christmas week looks comfortably warm for December.  

CHRISTMAS FORECAST?:  ALL the Global models are indicating a very mild/warm, comfortable Christmas week temperatures.

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

As far as the Christmas Day numbers – the Euro Model projects 53/72  The GFS projects 53/71.  The Canadian has 51/74. The Model Blend has 48/69.   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