Environment
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Really Warm Christmas
Balmy temperatures and a “slug of moisture” are in the forecast for next week in the Eastern U.S.
Many Americans hoping for a White Christmas this year are bound to be disappointed, as the entire eastern half of the country looks like it’ll be as warm as a lovely spring day.
This forecast from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows expected regions with abnormally high temperatures for Christmas and the week beyond. Note the 80-to-100 percent probability of pleasant weather pretty much everywhere east of the Mississippi River: