Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 20s across the area, winds are mainly calm.

High pressure will give us dry conditions with seasonably cool temperatures today into the day on Thursday.

A low pressure system will move into the area late Thursday night with rain developing possibly starting off as a wintery mix over the higher elevations well inland. A warm front will move through the area Friday morning with temperatures rising well up into the 50s. Rainfall amounts should average around one inch.

High pressure will then be in control of our weather over the weekend. Saturday will still be mild but become colder on Sunday.

Dry weather should persist on New Year’s Eve but a weak disturbance will give us a chance of rain or snow on New Year’s Day.

Last year after Christmas we had two straight weeks of bitterly cold weather and the temperatures never rose above freezing with many low temperatures in the single digits.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 26 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 27 – Sunny, high in the low 40s, rain mainly after 10 p.m.

FRIDAY – DEC 28 – Rain and milder, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny and colder, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; small craft advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night and Sunday.

Have a good day!