And as far as having snow on the ground for Christmas Day (in Ohio), it happens about one in every three years. Scattered storms can be expected periodically on Friday, but we’re looking at just an isolated shower/storm this weekend.
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“It is safe to say Santa could wear Bermuda shorts this year”, wrote Stacie Hanes, a forecaster at the National Weather Service office serving Portland, Maine.
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Torontonians who were hoping for a white Christmas may have been disappointed on Thursday when a warm air mass moving across Eastern Canada produced highs of 15 C – the warmest Christmas Eve in 175 years.
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Christmas Eve also broke records, as Manhattan sat around 72 degrees; the record had previously been set at 63 degrees in 1996. It was almost 50 degrees in Moscow this week, with puddles, not ice, surrounding the Kremlin. That’s another record that’s likely to fall.
This comes a day after a record breaking temperature of 15C in Toronto.
Saturday’s temperatures could reach 48 degrees, and Sunday’s high will be about 42.
Low temperatures overnight will also be a few degrees colder than normal, he said, dropping into the lower 40s.
Weather experts attribute the balmy holiday temperatures to air flowing up the East Coast from the tropics.
The best day of the week looks to be Wednesday, as the weather service expects it to be sunny with a high of 45. Twenty-five states could see record highs. Spring-like warmth on the East Coast will be accompanied by some clouds and showers in certain areas.
The Midwest and parts of the South will feel slightly warmer, with Chicago reaching about 44 degrees (10 degrees warmer than usual), and St. Louis at about 56 degrees (16 degrees warmer), according to The Weather Channel. Some areas above 6,500 feet could receive more.
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