A strong cold front will move through the area this morning, with wind gusts of up 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. today.
The temperature was 47 at 9 a.m. Wednesday, and will fall during the day, reaching about 31 degrees by 5 p.m., the weather service said.
Tonight’s low will drop to about 17, while Thursday’s high will be near 26, according to the weather service.
The Christmas Eve forecast, Thursday night, will be a low of 13. Christmas Day, temperatures will reach a high of about 41, the weather service said.
Today, it will be mostly cloudy, with temperatures falling to around 31 by 5 p.m., the weather service said. A west northwest wind will be 20 to 24 mph, gusting as high as 40 mph.
Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of 17, according to the weather service. A northwest wind of 14 to 21 mph will gust as high as 38 mph.
Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 26, the weather service said. A northwest wind will be 13 to 18 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph.
Thursday night, it will be clear, with a low of 13 and a north northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, according to the weather service.
On Friday, Christmas Day, it will be sunny, with a high near 41 and a west northwest wind of 5 to 9 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 27, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 36, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 21, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 21, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there will be a 30 percent chance of rain and snow, with a high near 37, the weather service said.