A warm Christmas ahead

Published 5:00 am Friday, December 23, 2016

When Santa whips into town Christmas Eve, he and the tiny reindeer pulling the sleigh may get a little wet.

The National Weather Service is giving a 50 percent chance of rain Saturday and 30 percent by the evening. The high temperature may reach a warm 64 degrees with the low dipping to about 51.

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Christmas Day, however, should be sunny with a high of about 71. The nighttime hours will be mostly cloudy with a low of around 58. Monday will bring another chance of rain, about 50 percent, with similar temperatures to Christmas.

The weather service is not indicating any chances for severe weather.