Chilly but dry Christmas Day in Philly, icy roads possible in morning

As Santa approaches Philadelphia region, chilly but dry conditions expected for Christmas Day 04:17

Skies will remain partly cloudy Tuesday night as temperatures drop back below freezing into early Christmas morning. After some melting, we will see some refreezing, which could produce some patchy black ice early Christmas morning.

If your plans take you out on the roads Wednesday morning, be cautious and aware of some icy spots.

Christmas Day itself will feature partly cloudy skies with temperatures once again in the upper 30s. Hanukkah, which begins Wednesday night, will be partly cloudy as temperatures slowly cool into the middle 20s by Thursday morning.

Thursday is the first day of Kwanzaa, and it will be mostly sunny and seasonable with highs in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees.

As we look ahead toward the final weekend of 2024, the temps will warm back into the upper 40s and even 50s by Sunday, with some plain ol’ showers possible late Saturday into the day on Sunday.

A quick look ahead to New Years Eve shows a pretty large system developing to our west, ushering in warm air for the holiday. The evening looks to be wet and warm with midnight temps potentially in the mid-40s.

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