Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
Better fasten your seat belts. We have some wild weather on the way over the next few days.
A powerful storm system that will bring plenty of snow to the Midwest and the northeast will bring us plunging temperatures just in time for Christmas weekend.
Wednesday will be a chilly but mainly sunny day. We will start off around freezing and warm into the mid-to-upper 40s.
Late in the day, you will notice clouds starting to build in ahead of our big storm system.
That storm system will bring us showers, possibly thunderstorms, and maybe even some severe weather on Thursday.
Most of the area is under a level one storm threat, meaning a few severe storms are possible. Our number one concern will be strong, straight-line winds.
Thursday will be a warm day with high temperatures near 60°. And the warmth will stick around for the first half of Friday. We could see a few lingering showers on Friday morning before the sky will clear and the temperatures plunge in the afternoon.
On Christmas Eve, we expect to wake up to temperatures in the teens with wind chills that could be in the single digits!
And despite plenty of sunshine, we only expect a warm to near freezing in the afternoon.
And the forecast is much the same for Christmas Day on Sunday.
Expect a slow warming trend next week, with high temperatures back in the mid 40s by Tuesday.
