7:00 AM | Wild, windy, wet and warm for Christmas Eve...thunderstorms possible later today as front plows eastward...looks colder next week with quite a different feel for New Year's Day compared to Christmas Day

6-Day Forecast

Today

Cloudy, becoming windy and very mild, periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm or two, highs near 60 degrees

Tonight

Cloudy, windy, mild, periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm or two, lows in the middle 40’s

Thursday

Windy and becoming partly sunny, slightly cooler, low 50’s

Thursday Night

Mainly clear, diminishing winds, cold, lows near freezing

Friday

Mostly sunny, mild, near 50 degrees

Saturday

Partly sunny, mild, low 50’s

Sunday

Increasing clouds, chilly, chance for rain late, mid 40’s

Monday

Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for rain, low 40’s

Discussion

A major storm will impact a large part of the country today and it will generate wet, windy and warm conditions for the Mid-Atlantic region with a thunderstorm or two possible later today and again tonight. Periods of rain today and tonight can fall heavily at times and there is a threat for some localized flooding conditions. The best chance for thunderstorms later today and tonight will be across southern and eastern sections of the Mid-Atlantic region (e.g., Delmarva Peninsula, coastal New Jersey), but just about anyone can see one as a cold front barrels eastward from the Midwest. In addition to the rainfall, winds will grow increasingly strong today with a southerly direction and those strong winds will continue into early tomorrow; however, the direction will shift to out of the west on Thursday following the passage of a cold frontal system. While cooler air moves in on Thursday, temperatures will remain at above-normal levels and it’ll stay relatively mild on Friday and Saturday as well. Truly cold air looks like it will arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region early-to-mid next week and New Year’s Day is likely to have quite a different feel to it than Christmas Day.