If you haven’t noticed already, there’s no shot in hell of a white Christmas on the East Coast this year.
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Christmas Eve Forecast: Record-shattering warmth today
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in some parts of the country, but in others it feels more like a typical spring day. Green Christmas wins out this year with record-breaking temperatures making for a holiday that could get Heat Miser singing.
It was the warmest Christmas Eve in the history of New York City, where residents and tourists alike strolled the streets in shorts and T-shirts as temperatures hit 72 degrees. While further north in eastern North America, Toronto is also expected to reach a new record high of 17 degrees Celsius (62 degrees F).
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Those looking for some extra excitement on Christmas Eve could be seen wind surfing in Lake Ontario, while others opted for relaxed walks through nature.
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Abigail Torres runs through the Gateway Fountain at Discovery Green Park after her father had to change his plans to take his kids ice skating because the rink was closed due to the warm weather Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Houston.
On Christmas Eve, the official record was broken by noon, with the mercury climbing to 78 degrees after tying the 76-degree record in the mid-morning.
And below freezing overnight temperatures are forecast for the Antelope Valley starting Christmas night, the NWS said.
A slightly lower high of 47 is anticipated tomorrow.
“But that will transition to rain rather quickly”, Barthold said.
In Los Angeles, locals are breaking out their winter coats, scarves and umbrellas this week instead of sunglasses. The average low is 43 degree, with a record low of 11 degrees set in 1983.
Not only are we in for a snow-less Christmas, but the temperatures are going to be leaps and bounds above normal.
David Rutter shovels on his driveway after snow fell covering the area with a few inches in Payson, Ariz., Dec. 14, 2015.
At the weather service in Upton, New York, Buccola recalled the chilly temperatures of the past two winters, when numerous snowstorms swept across the state from December through February.
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In the Springfield area, temperatures are expected to be over 60 degrees by 9 a.m. and continue upward to a high of 66 to 70 degrees in the afternoon, according to Western Mass News.
