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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 17-21)
\nLow pressure departs today and we transition from lingering showers of rain and snow to dry and windy with falling temperatures. The squeeze between this departing low and an approaching high brings dry weather but wind and a shot of modified arctic cold for Tuesday. High pressure moves overhead with tranquil weather Wednesday, with a very cold start and milder finish. A moderating temperature trend will continue later in the week as the high moves offshore Thursday and low pressure travels from the Tennessee Valley to the upper Ohio Valley Friday, bringing milder air and rain into the region. The Winter Solstice occurs Friday at 5:22PM.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Cloudy with rain\/snow showers ending west to east with spotty minor additional snow accumulation possible. Mostly cloudy afternoon. Highs 38-45. Wind NW increasing to 10-20 MPH with higher gusts by late in the day.
\nTONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 18-25. Wind NW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts. Wind chill near to below 10.
\nTUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 25-32. Wind NW 15-25 MPH with higher gusts. Wind chill in the 10s.
\nTUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 15-22. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts. Wind chill near to below 10.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 33-40. Wind W 5-15 MPH becoming light variable.
\nTHURSDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of rain late-night. Lows from the upper 20s to lower 30s early then rising. Highs in the 40s.
\nFRIDAY: Cloudy. Rain likely. Temperatures steady in the 40s then rising into the 50s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 22-26)
\nLow pressure departs Saturday December 22 with a risk of rain showers early, lingering clouds, increasing wind, a mild start and cooler end. High pressure brings fair and seasonably chilly weather Sunday December 23. Watching for one or two passing disturbances that may bring some snow\/mix but no major storminess to the region during the December 24-26 period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 27-31)
\nTiming systems is hard enough when models are performing well at this range, but they are not, so my leaning for today is pattern persistence which would mean a fair and colder start to the period, a brief warm-up with a low pressure and frontal passage around December 29, and a fair weather with a seasonable end-of-December chill returning to wrap up the month, and 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:32AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 17-21) Low pressure departs today and we transition from lingering showers of rain and snow to dry and windy with falling temperatures. The squeeze between this departing low and an approaching high brings dry weather but wind and a shot of modified arctic cold for Tuesday. High pressure moves overhead with … Continue reading Monday Forecast<\/span>