Weekend Weather

The next storm system will approach on Saturday, then slow down a bit. Rain will be possible late Saturday, but will likely hold out until Sunday morning. A secondary system follows to the south on Monday and could throw some showers up into our area. Another pair of systems will arrive on Tuesday & Wednesday packed with cold air and lowering snow levels.

Saturday: Increasing clouds and increasing southerly winds. A touch cooler with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Sunday: Rain with gusty southerly winds early, then becoming mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Southerly winds switch to the west in the afternoon before dying down. Highs in the 50s.

Extended: Highs will be in the 40s-50s for most of next week. Rain showers will be possible in the south on Monday. The next system will bring light rain on Christmas Eve, followed by another system with the potential for more moderate rain on Christmas Day. Snow levels will drop down to 3k-4kft Wednesday. Some warming expected later in the week.

The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 28th – January 3rd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral

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This week's normal temperatures:
     --COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 59ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 35ºF
HIGH: 61ºF