Temperatures remain well below normal this morning – no surprise there, I suppose. Most folks are waking up with temperatures between about 13F and 18F. Some spots are still hovering around 20F. The wind is still blowing between 15mph and 20mph, so wind chill values around around zero in most spots.
Things aren’t going to warm up much today, so make sure you are good and bundled up if you have to go out and about. And if you can avoid being out, please stay home.
Roads this morning are – for the most part – drivable. But there are icy spots here and there – some visible, others black ice. So if you have to get out and drive, please take it easy on the roads.
And make sure you have an emergency kit in your car, just in case something happens and you’re stuck in your car or have to get out and walk somewhere.
Looking at morning temperatures and wind gusts, we will be well below freezing and still have sustained wind between 10mph and 20mph with gusts up to 30mph.
That means we will end up with wind chill values below 10F and down into the single digits below zero.
The below-zero wind chills should end by 10a but wind chills in – at least – the teens will hold through the day and into the overnight hours Friday and into Saturday morning.
Things start to moderate Saturday and into Sunday. And then as we move through next week we warm back toward normal.
DAY TO DAY FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny. Much colder with highs around 30. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph through noon. Wind should ease back as we move through the afternoon and evening.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 20. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Christmas Day
Sunny. Highs around 40.
Sunday Night
Clear, cold with lows around 25.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
Thursday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Hope you have a very Merry Christmas, Nick. Thank you for what you do for us! It’s VERY much appreciated.
Got down to 16 at my location. Almost balmy when you compare to what the low was in 1989 when it got down to 4!