Merry Christmas everybody! We broke another daily high record in Eau Claire today, reaching a high of 53º. That surpassed the old record of 45º, set in 1994. A light but steady rain is still falling this evening, and additional rainfall totals through early Tuesday morning will be between 0.5-1.0″. The highest totals are expected for our northwestern areas. Rain will start to taper off after midnight from south to north. With that, winds from the east are breezy, 10-15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph possible. Temperatures remain steady going into tonight, only falling into the upper-40s. Later tonight, winds shift to the south with a cold front, as cold air is being wrapped around the large storm complex that is off to our west. That means that temperatures will eventually drop into the low-40s by later tonight.
That cooling trend continues Tuesday as more cold air is propelled around the storm system. Temperatures will drop into the mid-30s during the afternoon hours. Morning commutes should be dry, apart from maybe a few lingering showers up north, but cloud cover remains though. Winds from the south can be a bit breezy Tuesday morning but will decrease later in the day. A few breaks in the clouds are possible, but the sun will really finally show itself again on Wednesday, with similar afternoon temperatures in the upper-30s. But we will be a bit cool to start Wednesday, with lows in the mid-20s. That is actually the average high for this time of the year, but something we haven’t experienced in a very long time! Temperatures remain steady the rest of the week with highs in the mid to upper-30s, with plenty of sunshine through Friday. There is some inconsistency in the models towards the New Year’s weekend, with a chance of light snow on Saturday, possibly lingering into Sunday. But again, there is too much uncertainty at this point to know if, after a brown Christmas, we can at least expect a white New Year’s. Pneumatic Hose
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