Sunshine is back along with breezy conditions Wednesday in the D.C. area before a chance for showers moves in by Christmas morning.
Christmas Eve’s forecast is merry and bright in the D.C. area with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 50s.
However, 7News First Alert Senior Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff said to prepare for some windy conditions, as gusts could reach 25 mph.
“You’ll notice a bit of a breeze out of the west, northwest from time to time,” van de Graaff said. “But still will be fairly comfortable, all things considered, for those temperatures on the rise.”
Those Northwest winds are expected to gradually ease throughout the day.
Expect overcast skies on Wednesday evening with a slight chance of showers by dawn on Christmas morning. Any light rain that does appear on Thursday will be isolated as skies are set to remain mostly clear, van de Graaff said.
“Waking up on Christmas day, likely to find showers across the metro area,” said 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin.
Highs on Christmas will reach the low to mid 50s, very mild temperatures for this time of the year.
A possible storm will move into the region on Friday right as temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s. For areas around the D.C. metro, the storm should mostly bring rain.
Sleet and freezing rain are possible in regions north and west of D.C. The highest chance for freezing rain or a wintry mix is along the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania border
The storm should move out by Friday night, Rudin said.
“Watch that system exit by the weekend, back in the 40s, but still a lot of clouds to kick start your Saturday,” van de Graaff said.
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FORECAST
CHRISTMAS EVE:
Partly cloudy
Temperatures: 50s to 40s
Winds: North 3-8 mph
WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Increasing clouds. Showers late
Lows: 30s
Winds: Light
CHRISTMAS DAY:
Scattered AM showers. Mostly cloudy
Highs: 52-57
Winds: South 5-10 mph
FRIDAY:
Mostly cloudy. Mainly rain (D.C. metro). Wintry mix possible north
Highs: 30s to near 40
Winds: Southeast 5-10 mph
SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Highs: near 45
Winds: Northeast 5-10 mph
SUNDAY:
PM showers likely
Highs: around 50
Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph
CURRENT CONDITIONS
WTOP’s José Umaña contributed to this report.