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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 21-25)
\nA stormy solstice as low pressure cuts west of the region on this first day of winter (solstice 5:23PM today), bringing mild air, rain, and wind. One main rain area comes through this morning with a warm front, which will introduce a temperature spike and increasing southerly winds. Some of the heaviest rainfall will occur in showery form in a band that transitions from west to east across the region late afternoon and early evening. This band will be the one most likely to produce areas of flooding and localized damaging wind gusts. Things should settle down later at night into Saturday morning through a few additional showers are possible, and one final band of showers may cross the region west to east late morning to early afternoon Saturday with a cold front, which will put an end to the brief warm-up, and bring seasonable cold back into the region by Saturday night and Sunday. This colder air will then remain with the region through Christmas Day on Tuesday. The only shot at pre-Christmas snow remains the passage of a weak disturbance which is currently timed for the morning hours of Christmas Eve on Monday, although a touch of instability could still support a few afternoon snow flurries as it moves away. There will be no repeat of the thundersnowstorm of Christmas morning 2017, but other than our windy\/wet event today, decent travel weather will be the rule right through the holiday.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Cloudy. Rain and areas of fog morning. Numerous rain showers this afternoon including a band of heavier showers and possible thunderstorms later in the day. Highs 55-62. Wind S 10-20 MPH except 20-30 MPH South Coast, higher gusts likely all areas.
\nTONIGHT: Cloudy with numerous rain showers and possible thunderstorms early, diminishing to scattered rain showers from west to east. Lows
\n48-55. Wind S 15-30 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to SW and diminishing to 5-15 MPH with higher gusts overnight.
\nSATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers very early and one more passing line of rain showers possible west to east during midday. Temperatures steady 48-55 morning, falling through the 40s afternoon. Wind SW shifting to W 15-25 MPH with higher gusts possible.
\nSATURDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 28-35. Wind WNW 15-25 MPH evening, diminishing overnight.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 35-42. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY (CHRISTMAS EVE): Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow except rain or snow South Coast during the morning. Partly sunny with isolated snow showers afternoon. Lows from the upper 20s to middle 30s. Highs from the middle 30s to lower 40s.
\nTUESDAY (CHRISTMAS DAY): Mostly sunny. Lows from the upper 10s to middle 20s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 26-30)
\nHigh pressure will bring fair and seasonably cold weather early in the period. A passing low pressure area brings a precipitation threat December 28 into early December 29 before fair and colder weather arrives later in the period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 4)
\nDry, seasonably chilly to end 2018. 2019 may begin with a stretch of unsettled weather bringing rain and\/or snow to the region. Too far out for any good idea on details and timing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:55AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 21-25) A stormy solstice as low pressure cuts west of the region on this first day of winter (solstice 5:23PM today), bringing mild air, rain, and wind. One main rain area comes through this morning with a warm front, which will introduce a temperature spike and increasing southerly winds. Some of … Continue reading Friday Forecast<\/span>