The weekend will start off wet on Christmas Eve, but will dry out for Christmas Day. Saturday will have rain and freezing rain for northwestern areas. Rain will end for Saturday Night. Sunday will be sunny and dry. Highs will be in the 40’s and 50’s with lows in the 20’s to 30’s. Water conditions will not be horrible, but Saturday will have mostly cautious conditions with winds to 25 knots and seas to 7 feet. Sunday will be more mixed good to borderline with winds to 15 knots. Offshore waters will be cautious on Sunday. Surf and beach conditions will be good to borderline to cautious. Water temperatures are in the 30’s to 50’s. UV Index will be Low at 0-2/15.
High pressure will build over the area today before moving to the east tonight. Low pressure moving north of the region will cause a cold front to cross the area Saturday. More high pressure is on tap for Sunday and Sunday night. Another low pressure moving north of the area will sweep a cold front across the region by Tuesday. Additional high pressure moves in for mid-week.
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
SaturdaySky: Cloudy becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear
Precipitation: 70%-100% chance of rain during the day (freezing rain for northwestern areas), 0%-30% chance of rain showers/freezing rain at night
Temperatures
High: Low 40’s to low 50’s
Low: Low to mid 30’s inland, mid to upper 30’s at the shore, upper 20’s northern areas
UV Index: 0-1/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:16am
Sunset: 4:36pm
SundaySky: Sunny, then partly cloudy
Precipitation: 0% - Slight Chance
Temperatures
High: Mid to upper 40’s
Low: Low to mid 30’s inland, upper 30’s to low 40’s at the shore, mid 20’s northern areas
UV Index: 1-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:16am
Sunset: 4:36pm
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