A cold front getting through the area Monday afternoon will usher in much cooler air for Tuesday. We’ll start the day around freezing away from the coast, with wind chills bottoming out in the mid-to-upper 20s in the morning thanks to northwesterly winds around 5-10 MPH. This breeze continues for much of the day. Despite full sunshine, the ongoing influx of cold air will keep highs pinned to the low 50s across the metro.

Ringing in the new year: Quiet weather continues through Friday with a gradual warmup

This round of cold air peaks overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday, sending temperatures back down below freezing for a few hours. We’ll be around 30° away from areas closer to the coast, which will run a few degrees warmer due to marine influences. Temperatures will begin to moderate Wednesday afternoon, though, with highs peaking in the mid-50s under predominantly sunny skies.

You’ll certainly want a jacket as you head out for New Year’s Eve festivities, as temperatures should fall to the low 40s by midnight. Winds will remain elevated, sending wind chills into the 30s to boot. However, no rain is expected with a clear night ahead.

2026 gets off to a mostly sunny and ever-slightly-warmer start. We’ll start the first day of January in the mid-30s, warming to around 60° in the afternoon with just a few clouds from time to time. We will see clouds increase on Friday as a front sinks southward toward the area, but temperatures will still warm from around 40° in the morning to the low-to-mid-60s in the afternoon. The first rain chance of 2026 arrives ahead of low pressure on Saturday as the front briefly stalls across the area, but it’ll be short-lived as the front nudges southward by Sunday with high pressure ridging in from the north.

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