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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 17-21)
\nThe final four official days of autumn and the day of the winter solstice is covered in this 5-day segment and will present weather fairly typical of this time of year for the type of pattern we’re in, starting with cold high pressure in control today and nice weather, a warm front approaching the region tonight and Monday with some spotty light frozen and freezing precipitation, i.e. snow and possibly freezing drizzle, a passing of the warm front with a milder push of air Monday night and Tuesday, before a cold front arrives with a rain shower risk later Tuesday and returns a December chill, along with wind and the risk of a snow shower for the final day of astronomical autumn on Wednesday. Solstice day will be much like today, dry and cold with high pressure in control. Forecast details…
\nTODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
\nTONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 22-28. Wind variable under 10 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Periods of light snow, with trace amounts to coatings possible, and a slight risk of freezing drizzle with very minor icing on untreated surfaces. Highs 28-35. Wind SE up to 10 MPH, shifting to SW late.
\nMONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Temperatures rising slowly through the 30s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.
\nTUESDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of a late-day rain shower. Highs 42-48. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers possible. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s but falling later in the day.
\nTHURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows from the middle 10s to lower 20s. Highs from the upper 20s to middle 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 22-26)
\nAs high pressure ridging tries to build over the US Southeast and very cold air tries to send progressive troughs across the Northeast, the battle zone will set up and periods of unsettled weather will result. There is low confidence in trying to do anything more than generalize this far out in this pattern. Current leaning is for a light snow\/mix\/rain episode December 22 and a few rain showers December 23, then another precipitation risk during the December 24-26 period. That does not mean all 3 days will be unsettled. It means we need to watch the period right around Christmas for possible impact from another low pressure system.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 27-31)
\nLook for the same general pattern to continue but with a tendency for colder weather to win out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:24AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 17-21) The final four official days of autumn and the day of the winter solstice is covered in this 5-day segment and will present weather fairly typical of this time of year for the type of pattern we’re in, starting with cold high pressure in control today and nice weather, a … Continue reading Sunday Forecast<\/span>