Today’s high to be near 59

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

Temperatures will reach of high near 59 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Monday and Tuesday will be sunny, windy and warm, the weather service said.

There will be elevated fire weather concerns Monday afternoon, according to the weather service.

Monday, Dec. 21, is the winter solstice, and residents may get a chance to glimpse the Christmas star about 45 minutes after sunset, in the southwest. The Christmas star appears to be one bright star, but is really two planets, Jupiter and Saturn, aligning closely together. (See https://www.weather.gov/dvn/Climate_Astronomical_Seasons and https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-great-conjunction-of-jupiter-and-saturn)

There is a low chance of rain and light snow Wednesday afternoon and overnight, according to the weather service. No snow accumulation is expected.

Temperatures will drop on Wednesday and Thursday, and the high will be 31 on Thursday. On Friday, Christmas Day, high temperatures will be near 40, the weather service said. The low on Christmas Eve will be about 17.

Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 59 and a west northwest wind of 8 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 32, according to the weather service. A west wind of 5 to 7 mph will become calm.

Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 61 and a south wind of 5to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, gusting up to 30 mph, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 38 and a south wind of 15 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight, according to the weather service. Winds may gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday, there is a 20 percent chance of rain before noon, with a high near 45, the weather service said. A west northwest wind of 14 to 22 mph will gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 19, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 31, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 17, according to the weather service.

On Friday, Christmas Day, it will be sunny with a high near 40, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 25, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 46, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 45, the weather service said.