Pattern Finally Looking More Wintry!

Good evening. Hard to believe it is already mid-December, and 12 days away from Christmas! The weather has been absolutely fantastic the past several days for those hitting up the local malls, and quite mild for December standards. I think the weather so far this month has caused a lot of people to forget just how close Christmas is, as it has seemed to be unusually sunny and much above normal temperatures, even warmer than last December so far. It is very unusual to go this long in December without sustained cold or even snow for that matter. In fact, we haven't had a single flake this month. This blog should offer up smiles for those cold and snow-lovers, as our pattern FINALLY looks wintry, just in time for Christmas.

The next system of note moves in for the weekend. This storm will bring rain and mild temps. The rain should begin to break out Saturday around noon, and rain will be likely through the evening. The dry slot moves in Saturday night, with temperatures VERY MILD Saturday night, holding steady near 50 degrees! Rain will be more scattered in nature Sunday. WAY too warm for snow with this storm.

The next system is finally becoming more clear on the models. The models have all trended toward the weak storm scenario. It looks like light precipitation will move through Monday evening through Tuesday. The GFS indicates the precip will fall as a light wintry mix...

At this time it just looks too warm, and the precip looks too light to worry about any accumulations with this one. Still, it will be nice to see a few flakes fly. :)

It appears another system may impact the area by next Thursday, ahead of a big-time cold snap. Check out all the COLD AIR pouring into the central U.S. during this time next week..

All indications from the major computer models show much colder weather moving in for the end of next week, right into Christmas. Check out what the European model is showing for the weekend right before Christmas...

That is some intense cold! Now as far as precipitation, it's WAY too early to pinpoint that. If I were to take a stab at it right now, it mainly looks cold and dry during this period, but things can sure change this far out. I'm not giving up the hope of a white Christmas. At least it looks like we'll have the cold air in place. :) 

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