Warm Start, Cold Finish

Good Morning from Morning Meteorologist Kristen Connolly....

We have seen a beautiful week to kick of December but leading into the second week, it may get little cold and rainy.

For today bring back the shorts and short sleeves- we are approaching record highs! Temperatures are starting off about 20 degrees above yesterday. No longer is it the mid 30's we are in the mid 50's! This being said as we warm up today we really warm up and get close to the record high for today of 83. Tonight we will again see the lows only get down to the mid 50's. Ironically the low will be closer to what our high should be for early December. Also don't forget to keep two hands on the wheel as it will be breezy today with winds up to 25 mph.

This weekend is where things begin to do a 180. Saturday will be much like Friday with highs in the upper 70's to low 80's and partly cloudy skies. But we are beginning to see a trough develop in the Western US this associated with a cold front moving through Sunday will bring a colder and wetter end to the weekend. Rain chances begin Sunday through middle of next week. Depending on the exact track of the low will depend on how much we see but right now the best chance will be later Sunday through early Tuesday. The next factor is what kind of precipitation we will see. We are very warm through all our levels and to see frozen precipitation some level needs to freeze. I think the precip will start as rain but there is the possibility to see it change to freezing rain especially Sunday night into Monday. This is a system we are keeping a close eye on but if you are planning to get those lights up- I suggest you get it done earlier this weekend, then head down to the Peddler show on Sunday!

Have a great weekend!