Dry Christmas

Cold air will begin to retreat from the area, but not until after a very cold day on Wednesday. The nor'easter that hammered us over the weekend is stalled in eastern Canada, and will begin to come back towards New England. In northern Maine another 8-12 inches of snow can be expected, but here in southern New England just a few snow showers. The next big storm to affect is will come in on Saturday, it may start as a mix but then quickly change to rain along the coast. However, there could be a prolonged period of ice inland. 

Local forecast: 

Tonight: Mainly clear, lows near 15 Downtown, 12 in JP and upper single numbers elsewhere. The wind will stay gusty, so wind chills will be near 0. 

Wednesday: Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cold, high 26. NW winds of 10-20 MPH. Wind chill values as low as 5 below before 9 AM. Also wind chills will not make it beyond 15 in the afternoon. 

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers, mainly along the coast. Lows in the teens to 20. 

Christmas Eve Day: Mostly cloudy with a chance of an early snow shower, then some clearing in the afternoon. Warmer. high 35. 

Christmas eve: Dry for Santa, but cold. Lows in the 20's. 

Christmas Day: Increasing clouds, highs in the upper  30's. 

Friday night: Becoming Cloudy, lows in the 20's to near 30. 

Saturday: Still unclear how fast the storm will move in. The sooner it comes in, the more wintry precip is likely. However, a change to rain is expected in most areas along with windy conditions.  Highs in the 30' s to near 40. Stay tuned for details.