Heading into tonight our temperatures will likely be the coldest this week. Clear skies and radiational cooling will allow temperatures to drop significantly. Tuesday morning will be much cooler. Temperatures will begin to warm up this week again as another ridge of warm air build back into the region.

Temperatures are expected to climb 5°-10° above normal through the middle of the week. By the time we get to the end of the weekend and into the weekend. Thermometers are likely going to be 10°-15° above normal. Currently the models agree of a low passing near us Sunday into Monday. This is Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

This system will have warm air and not cold air. Therefore, we are looking at more of a rainy Christmas than a snowy one. Travel over the holiday will likely be rain and not snow. A brown Christmas is looking more and more likely.

TONIGHT
Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind around 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
CHRISTMAS DAY
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.