Here Come The 70s

The Thursday morning ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:

Anyone see the meteor shower last night? Seems like it was a pretty good show according to all of the reports I have received.

BACK TO THE 70s: No, I am not talking about Bee Gees music and leisure suits; I am talking about warm December weather. Look for afternoon highs in the 70 to 75 degree range for the next five days, with a good supply of sunshine on a daily basis. If you like golf, this is your kind of weather. Morning temperatures will remain well above freezing during this time. Enjoy the great outdoors if you can.

NEXT RAIN: No real change in our thinking through the rest of December. Still looks like the next rain event will come Wednesday night and Thursday of next week (December 20-21), followed by a significant change to colder temperatures. I still think the cold air comes in two phases; the first one is on Friday December 22, after the round of rain and storms. No Arctic connection, so the numbers won’t be severely cold, but highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s will be quite a shock after seven days of very mild weather.

We should moderate a bit December 23, but another surge of colder air moves in here December 24-25, just in time for Christmas. First guess at Christmas Day suggests highs in the 40s, lows in the 20s, with no precipitation. But, caution Will Robinson, that is still out in voodoo land. Lets wait until Monday before we give you a forecast for Christmas Day with real confidence.

For you cold weather fans, don’t despair. I still believe the cards might come together for a good cross-Polar flow about the time the new year arrives, which might flood the nation with some really cold air from our friends over in Siberia as the AO (Arctic Oscillation) goes negative.

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I will be on the road this morning to Oxford to speak to the kids at Hanna Elementary School; I will have the afternoon video ready by 3:30 or so this afternoon. Enjoy your Thursday!

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