Expect abovenormal temperatures in the Piedmont Triad Wednesday
Dec 17, 2024
(WGHP) -- Mostly cloudy skies this evening with temperatures in the upper 50s through 7 PM. A stray shower can't be ruled out this evening but the chance for rain is less than 20%.
We'll see mild temperatures overnight with many remaining in the low 50s into Wednesday morning. Wednesday will remain mostly cloudy, breezy and warm with high temperatures nearly 15 degrees above normal for mid-December. Afternoon highs reach the mid to upper 60s ahead of a cold front that will return temperatures to seasonal highs for the last couple days of the work week. Isolated to scattered showers will be possible in the late afternoon and evening hours through the early overnight hours as a cold front moves through the region. The chance for rain is 40%.
Partly cloudy skies on Thursday with temperatures in the low 40s in the morning and highs reaching the low to mid 50s. Winds will be breezy out of the northeast at 5 to 15 mph.
Friday morning we'll wake up with temperatures in the upper 30s and afternoon highs will reach the low 50s. Skies will be partly cloudy, and winds will remain breezy out of the northwest at 5 to 15 mph.
Another cold front will move through the Piedmont Triad from Friday into Saturday which will bring even colder temperatures for the weekend. Saturday morning temperatures will be in the upper 30s and afternoon highs will reach the low 40s with mostly sunny skies. There will also be a light breeze which means it'll feel even colder with many seeing feels-like temperatures in the 30s.
If you think Saturday's temperatures are cold… It gets even colder into Sunday. We'll wake up Sunday in the low 20s with afternoon temperatures in the upper 30s. Skies remain mostly sunny with a light northeast wind.
The couple of days leading up to Christmas also remain frigid with morning temperatures on Monday in the 10s and afternoon highs in the upper 30s. On Tuesday, Christmas Eve, temperatures will start off in the low 20s in the morning with afternoon highs in the mid 40s.