I know many of you don't want to hear about it being warmer for Christmas, so I begin where to go for a White Christmas. Denver? Chicago? Detroit? Cleveland? Buffalo? NYC? Boston? None of the above. Best bets? The ski areas of Utah & Colorado.
The top photo has both states cloud free so the white you see is snow on the ground. The bottom graphic has the upper flow drawn on top of the satellite view. With the main trough just off the West Coast bringing the "atmospheric river" of moisture into the Pacific NW, the flow over the northern states is west to east which doesn't allow the real cold air over Canada to come into the lower 48. We do have a weak upper disturbance currently bringing us some clouds and showers, but that will move away bringing back sunshine by late Tuesday and a warming trend for the rest of this week.
Note it's warmer in Denver than here! That front across Kansas up into Iowa will not reach us. We'll stay below normal again tomorrow into Wednesday, but there will be a late week warm up making it feel like Spring for Christmas.
Clouds and showers linger this evening, but the rain will be gone before midnight with no more rain expected through the weekend. We could be dealing with record warmth Friday through Monday.
It is cold, damp & raw over south LA/MS and you'll need the heavier weather gear if you're going outside tonight. While walking Bailey at 4 PM, I had 3 layers plus a rain jacket and I didn't feel cold at all. If you're dressed for it, the current chill is not so bad. Finally, I felt our Saints would show up last night. Kinda off on the final score, but I did have the Saints winning. Great D bailed out the Offense. Stay tuned! Who Dat!
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