Most of the rain has moved east of the area, clearing will take place later this morning and it will be breezy and mild. Nice day on Wednesday with seasonably mild temperatures but it will stay breezy. The next storm system will affect the area from Thursday night into Friday with about an inch of rain likely. A seasonably cold weekend and it will be quite windy but dry. The long range forecast for Christmas looks good at this point with seasonably cold temperatures but with plenty of sunshine. The chances of a white Christmas is almost zero in this area.

The forecast:
Today – Some drizzle this morning then partial clearing, breezy and mild, highs in the mid 50s.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, breezy, highs in the upper 40s.
Thursday – Increasing cloudiness during the day with rain developing at night, high in the upper 40s.
Friday – Clearing after morning rain, high in the mid 40s.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy, quite windy and cooler, highs in the low 40s.
Sunday – Partly sunny and breezy, high near 40.
Christmas Eve – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.
Christmas Day – Mostly sunny with highs again in the upper 30s.

Marine Forecast: Gale warnings from this evening through Wednesday afternoon. Today – West wind increasing to 30 knots in gusts, seas up to 6 feet.
Outlook – Below advisory level winds and seas on Thursday but Gale Warnings look likely from Friday into the weekend.

Enjoy the sunshine!