Tuesday’s excessive temperature at Pastime Airport reached 85 levels, breaking the document excessive on the airport of 81 levels set in 1999. The mark additionally tied for the second hottest day on any day December, based mostly on information that return greater than eight many years. Previous to final yr, 85 levels would have tied for the most well liked day of all time in December on the airport. Nonetheless that document was pushed upward in 2021, when the mercury reached 87 levels on December 9.
We’re removed from alarmist on this website, however such excessive warmth for December is in keeping with the background warming of local weather change. In the course of the first six days of this month, the common temperature at Pastime Airport is 9 levels above regular. And extra warmth is on the way in which over the subsequent week.
Wednesday
We’re seeing patches of fog close to the coast this morning, which is to be anticipated as dewpoints match air temperatures. After the fog lifts we’ll be left with partly to largely sunny skies this afternoon, and one other sizzling December day. With excessive strain in place we will most likely anticipate highs to push up into the low- to mid-80s once more right now. Together with Tuesday, it will most likely be the warmest day of the week, though we’re going to have to attend till subsequent week for some important reduction. There may even be a slight probability of very gentle rain this afternoon. Winds can be out of the south at 5 to 10 mph. Lows tonight could briefly drop beneath 70 levels.
Thursday
Fog, once more, can be a chance. In any other case anticipate highs within the low 80s with largely sunny skies. There can be humidity and mosquitoes aplenty.
Friday
This can be one other heat day, with highs doubtless within the low 80s and partly sunny skies. Areas south of Intestate 10 will see maybe a 20 or 30 p.c probability of sunshine, misty rain. Accumulations can be nothing to jot down dwelling about, nonetheless.
Saturday and Sunday
Circumstances this weekend will proceed to be heat and humid, though excessive temperatures could again off barely into the higher 70s with partly sunny skies. A weak entrance will attempt to push southward on Saturday night time, however at this level I don’t assume it would get too far down into the metro space. This may occasionally produce an opportunity of sunshine showers, extra like a mist, in a while Saturday or in a single day. Lows ought to drop into the mid-60s.
Subsequent week
Monday can be sticky once more, however change ought to lastly come on Tuesday or Tuesday night time with the arrival of a extra important entrance that pushes off the coast. There might be a line of showers and storms with this entrance, given the higher stage sample. By the second half of subsequent week we should always see highs maybe solely within the 50s, with lows within the 30s and 40s. Particulars are but to return, however we will definitely see a return of winter-like climate by that point. If I’ll borrow a phrase from Monty Python, it could be, “And there was a lot rejoicing.”
