While it won’t be as windy as it was on Monday morning, we still have quite a frigid start queued up for Tuesday as lows drop back to the low 20s in the morning, with some upper teens possible closer to and west of I-95. However, with high pressure beginning to slip to the east, we’ll start to see temperatures begin to moderate in the afternoon as mostly sunny skies prevail. While the forecast high of 54° remains well below normal for this point in December, it will feel tropical in comparison to Monday’s high of 39° at the airport (which ties the record cold high temperature first set in 1942).

Rest of the work week: 60s — and rain chances — return

Warmer temperatures return for the rest of the work week, but we will see a shower chance on Thursday as another (thankfully weaker) front approaches the area.

Temperatures Wednesday start out near freezing once again, but we’ll warm nicely into the low 60s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Clouds begin to tick up on Thursday ahead of that front, and the front should be able to kick up some scattered showers and maybe even a thunderstorm during the afternoon. Temperatures warm to the upper 60s after starting in the mid-to-upper 40s. Showers come to an end Friday and skies clear out, with a slightly cooler airmass in the wake of the front. We will start in the low-to-mid-50s, warming to the mid-60s in the afternoon.

Monday and Tuesday may be it for the very cold air for 2025 as the pattern shifts to a much more favorable setup for warmer-than-normal temperatures to close the year. Above-normal temperatures are largely favored by the Climate Prediction Center over the next few weeks as high pressure builds in throughout the continental US. If you’re looking for cooler temperatures for Christmas, you will likely need to head to New England!

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