Behind brutal cold, mild weather in store for Christmas

“We are starting off nice and clear. It’s going to be a quiet day all across North Georgia,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Deon said.

Highs this afternoon will stay in the upper 40s and low 50s, so it’ll still be a bit chilly, but there will be plenty of sunshine.

“It is going to be a beautiful day for travel plans,” Deon said.

If you’re traveling to the southeast coast today, you might run into a few showers, but overall the forecast is good. Weather across the mid-Atlantic and much of the northeast is looking good.

“But as you get into the Great Lakes, there are winter weather advisories in place,” Deon said. “ Lots of snow around Michigan, back into Wisconsin, even parts of Minnesota.”

That storm will then move into the northeast, blanketing those states with snow.

Some rain is expected in the Western part of the country later today, too, with snowfall expected in the higher elevations. Parts of East Texas are expected to get some storms on Christmas Eve.

Tonight, temperatures plummet again across metro Atlanta. Overnight lows will fall into the 30s, but temps climb back to near 60 degrees on Tuesday with even more sunshine in store.

Then, “Christmas Day looks fantastic,” Deon said.

We’ll have a few more clouds across metro Atlanta on Wednesday than on Christmas Eve, and while there is a 10% chance of showers, it is not expected to be heavy rainfall.

It’ll be a bit breezy, too, with winds expected to blow between five to 10 mph.