Quite warm out there today. Temperatures are running about 5 to 15 degrees above normal. By this evening, an approaching front will begin to stall out nearby, bringing an increasing chance of showers and a few isolated thunderstorms—especially north of I-20. Overnight, temperatures will settle into the upper 50s to low 60s.
The pattern stays warm and humid, with well above-average temperatures holding steady. Most of the heavier rainfall will be focused northwest of our area. Essentially, it’ll continue feeling more like a lingering fall—or even early spring—than the cool, crisp days we hope for around Christmas in December.
But never fear! In the Winter, something chilly is always on the horizon.
By the end of the week, the weather pattern shifts. An upper-level trough setting up over the eastern U.S. will usher in drier, cooler air. While the biggest temperature drop happens further northeast, we’ll still notice a turn toward chillier and more seasonable weather. Expect a brief stretch of temperatures running a few degrees below normal, especially on Friday and Saturday, before things moderate again.
So far Christmas still looks mild – and potentially damp – with highs around 60 and a chance for rain.
REGIONAL DAY TO DAY FORECAST
Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday: Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Thursday: Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night: Clear. Lows around 40.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Friday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday Night: Clear, cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
15-DAY OUTLOOK
We continue to slosh back and forth with temperatures for Christmas Day. The general trend contineus to show highs around 60 to 65 and lows around 45 to 50. Today’s data is a bit warmer.
I’ll continue to monitor things and keep everyone updated!
T’WAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS…
I asked ChatGPT to give me the forecast in the style of Twas the Night Before Christmas. I have to give it credit, it did a decent job:
Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the land,
The warmth was unseasoned, feel I need my toes in the sand.
Five to fifteen degrees above normal models say,
And a front’s slowly nearing by evening’s last ray.
North of I-20, a shower or storm might take flight,
While lows in the high fifties through sixties hold tight.
The air stays quite humid, the warmth won’t relent,
As if fall or mild spring were this season’s intent.
Though Christmas approaches, no crispness is found,
And heavier rains stay northwest, not around.
But fear not, dear travelers, for change is in store,
A trough in the East will bring chills to the fore.
By late in the week, a new pattern takes shape,
The dryness and coolness at last shall escape
Down into our region, a seasonable wave,
With temps below normal for Friday’s enclave.
Come Saturday’s morning, we’ll feel the new air,
More fitting for Christmastime weather to share.
But as the big day draws near with a mild, gentle sigh,
Sixty degrees and some rain might still grace our sky.
So gather your sweaters—but keep umbrellas near,
For a damp, mild Christmas may yet reappear.
