Central Ohio Weather and Radar QUICK WEATHER FORECAST: Today: Evening showers, high 44 Tonight: Cloudy skies, low 37 Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high 42 (36) Christmas Day: Early rain, high 47 (38) Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high 52 (39) Friday: Cloudy & mild, high 54 (45) FORECAST DISCUSSION: Going into the holiday week the jet stream will begin to lift and warmer temps move into Central Ohio. High are going to be back in the mid 40s on Monday. A few rain shower chances will pick up late this evening. Winds will also be breezy at times gusting to 25-30 mph. Tonight rain will taper off, but the cloudy skies will continue. Wind speeds will algo begin to calm down. The cold front that will move through will not drop out temperatures too much as overnight lows are expected to stay above the freezing point. Christmas Eve will keep the cloudy skies around, but the rain chances will drop significantly. A few areas will still see a chance for a spotty sprinkle or two. Temperatures are going to top off in the low 40s. This is a few degrees warmer than average for this time of year. Early rain showers will fall on Christmas Day with temps in the mid 40. This will be the second green Christmas in a row. Columbus typically sees a white Christmas only 25% of the time. The 50s return as early as this Thursday. By this weekend additional chances for rain showers are returning to Central Ohio.