Christmas week has been a bit of a temperature roller coaster for Central Virginia as the active weather pattern in the U.S. continues to bring systems through the region in rapid succession. Here is the temperature summary for this week in Richmond:
Sunday, December 21: Low 33, High 49, 0.36” Rain.
Monday, December 22: Low 21, High 32.
Tuesday, December 23: Low 17, High 37.
Wednesday, December 24: Low 35, High 65, 0.02” Rain.
Thursday, December 25: Low 50, High 63.
Christmas Day in Central Virginia turned out to be a sunny, gorgeous day with clear-blue skies and rain moving out of the area well before sunrise. The high temperature of 63 degrees today actually occurred around midnight, but after falling to 50 degrees at sunrise, afternoon temperatures were able to climb back up to 60 degrees in the sunshine. I expect a new low temperature will be set for today just before midnight. High pressure will settle over Virginia with mostly clear skies overnight into Friday morning, which will make for a colder Friday morning around freezing.
The temperature roller coaster will continue Saturday, when a warm front will lift back North into the state, upping highs back to the 60s. Another round of rain is also likely as the next storm system approaches Sunday.
In one week, Richmond will have seen a temperature spread of 49 degrees, from 17 degrees Tuesday all the way up to a forecast 66 degrees Saturday.
--Carrie
