Winter officially begins today, but one wouldn’t know it from the predicted high temperature.
Today’s high will be near 45, according to the National Weather Service, with warm temperatures expected to continue well into next week.
Snow is a possibility on Christmas Eve, according to the forecasters.
Rain chances will return to the area by Wednesday morning, with increasing chances for precipitation expected heading into Thursday, the weather service said.
Activity should taper off by early Friday, according to the weather service. No hazardous weather is expected.
Today, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 45, and a north northwest wind of 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon, according to the weather service.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 32 and a south wind of 3 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 48 and a southwest wind of 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 29 and a west northwest wind of around 6 mph, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 48 and a west wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 32, according to the weather service.
On Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 51, the weather service said.
Monday night, Christmas Eve, there is a 30 percent chance of rain before 2 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., then a chance of snow after 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 34.
On Tuesday, Christmas Day, it will be partly sunny with a high near 51, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 37, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, with a high near 48, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, with a low of 37, according to the weather service.
Thursday, there is a 60 percent chance of rain, with a high near 48, the weather service said.