Friday,  Dec. 20, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 157 • 11 of 31

Contrasting Temperatures Across Much of the U.S. Ahead of a Strong Weekend Storm System.

• On Friday, temperatures will be 15 to 20 degrees BELOW average for the Northern and Central Plains and 15 to 20 degrees ABOVE average for parts of the Lower and Middle Mississippi Valley into parts of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. But hang on; big changes are on the way this weekend!
Early This Morning: Partly cloudy. Scattered flurries. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Partly sunny. Scattered flur

Yesterday's Weather
High: 19.4°F at Midnight
Low: -0.9°F at 9:17 AM
Wind Chill: -21.5 at 2:49 PM
High Gust: 26 mph at 5:09 PM
Precip: half inch of snow
Snow for the season: 9.00

Record High: 60° in 1893
Record Low:  -29° in 1916
Average High: 24°F
Average Low: 4°F
Average Precip in Dec.:  0.31
Precip to date in Dec.: 0.41
Average Precip to date: 21.51
Precip Year to Date: 18.45
Sunset Tonight: 4:53 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:11 a.m.

ries in the morning. Highs zero to 5 above. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 5 to 10 above. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.
Saturday Night And Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 5 below. Highs near zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Sunday Night: Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows around 25 below. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs near zero. Lowest wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero in the morning.
Monday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Temperature rising into the upper single digits after midnight. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
Tuesday: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs 15 to 20. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon.

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