Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
Welcome to winter. Now get ready for a warmup!
After a chilly couple of days, we'll rise a few degrees on Friday and then temperatures soar as we head into Christmas weekend.
It looks like we'll be climbing into the lower 60s by Sunday and the milder weather will stick around for most of next week.
For perspective, our normal high temperatures for the time of the year is in the lower 50s.
Along with the warmer weather, we're expecting wetter weather. A slow-moving storm system will approach the region early next week.
The "seeds" of the storm are just arriving on the west coast, so the timing for its arrival on the east coast is still in flux.
But right now it looks like the rain will hold off until the day after Christmas. But we're holding onto a 20% chance for some showers moving in before midnight on Christmas night.
And while we aren't expecting the crazy heavy downpours we dealt with earlier this week, the clouds and showers will be spread over several days next week. Stay tuned.
