We Will Wrap Up 2023 With Above Normal Temperatures

The temperatures will head above normal into the Holiday

A shift in the winds will allow temperatures to rise, highs will make a run at 60° around the Metro for the next several days leading into Christmas.

If you get an  e-bike for Christmas, you may have to wait a few days to ride it.

More clouds will work into our forecast for the final days of the workweek. Expect a little more sunshine and even warmer temperatures into the first half of the weekend; the Metro and southeastward may make a run at 60°. Another cloud blanket arrives by Christmas Eve, but most of the Piedmont and Foothills will top out in the lower 60s thanks to the arrival of a subtropical ridge from the southwest.

Some rain will arrive by Christmas Day, but don’t expect anything wintry. Showers will push in by Christmas night from the west. A healthy 1-3″ of rain will fall across our area before exiting to the northeast by Tuesday night. Colder air lies behind the incoming rainmaking system, but temperatures will quickly recover into the above-average range by the end of the year. If you’re hoping for some Piedmont snow, the first few weeks of 2024 look more intriguing by the day.

Tonight: Partly-to-mostly cloudy. Low: 35°. Wind: Light.

Friday: Partly sunny. High: 57°. Wind: SE 5-10.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy early, then clearing. Low: 33°. Wind: Light.

Saturday: Mainly sunny.  Warmer. High: 60°. Wind: S 5-10.