Seasons Greetings from the CapitalWeather.com team! We'll have nice weather for last minute holiday shopping today before rain moves in for Christmas...
Today
Sunny, mild. With high pressure building over the area today, expect mostly sunny skies and above average temperatures. Highs will be in the mid 50s. Overnight, we'll have increasing clouds late, with lows 33-37 (suburbs-city).
Christmas Day
Rain starts around noon. When you get up to open presents, expect overcast skies. As low pressure moves out of the Gulf west of the Appalachians, rain will develop from southwest to northeast during the late morning to early afternoon hours. High temperatures should be near 50. Overnight, rain should continue until the early hours of the morning with steady temperatures around 50. Total rainfall should be around 1".
Tuesday
Clearing, breezy.Behind the storm, expect mild conditions in the morning before cooler air begins to stream in late in the afternoon. Morning highs should be in the low to mid 50s before gradually dropping into the 40s by late afternoon with gusty northwest winds (15-25mph).
Undercast on the Air: WeatherTalkRadio
Andrew Freedman's Undercast column, the subject of considerable controversy and publicity last week, is off this week for the holidays. However,
WeatherTalkers Berk and Pann, who took issue with Freedman's column in
their blog post from Saturday, have invited Andrew onto their radio show today that begins at 3:05pm (WCBM 680, Baltimore). Tune (or
stream) into what promises to be a lively discussion.