Sunny skies with chilly air this Sunday, rain showers on the way
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Today: Sunny & brisk, high 31
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 24
- Monday: Rain late, high 43 (35)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 42 (36)
- Christmas Day: Early rain, high 47 (38)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 52 (39)
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Today brings much clearer skies as that center of high pressure will sit right over the region. Brisk temperatures will still be expected as highs will stay below the freezing point. Wind speeds are also staying light. These cold temperatures are leaving as a warming trend begins.
Tonight will not be as cold, but lows are still expected to fall well below freezing. Temperatures will drop to the low 20s. Winds are going to pick up a little as well, so a wind chill will make it feel like the mid teens. Clouds begin to increase overnight becoming partly cloudy by morning.
Going into the holiday week the jet stream will begin to lift and warmer temps move into Central Ohio. High are going to be back in the low 40s on Monday. A few rain shower chances will pop up late Monday into early Tuesday.
Early rain showers will fall on Christmas Day with temps in the mid 40. This will be the second green Christmas in a row. Columbus typically sees a white Christmas only 25% of the time. The 50s return by this weekend with additional chances for rain showers.