A few flakes in the air for Christmas...

Today will be a nice, sunny day to finish the week. Then some clouds will roll in tonight for Christmas Eve. An upper level disturbance approaching from the northwest should trigger some snow showers and flurries for Christmas Day, potentially leaving a light dusting on the ground. Of course the big story the last couple of days has been the impending development of a coastal storm. The model data is in good agreement that the storm track will be a bit too far south and east of us to have any significant impact on central Virginia. However, a few periods of light snow or flurries are possible on Sunday, particularly east of Interstate 95. Either way, as the storm heads up the East Coast (well east of the coastline), strong winds and cold will be the rule Sunday and Monday. Then a significant break in the chill is on tap by mid-week. Temperatures should bounce above 50 degrees and I wouldn't be surprised to see temperatures in the 60s for the final day of 2010!