I mean, we could hit 80. Why not?! Just don’t show this to your friends and family in the rest of the country. Right now in Spokane it is 19 with freezing fog. Chicago it is 5 degrees with snow in the forecast. It’s sunny and 13 in New York City. 17 in Memphis right now with a high near freezing expected. 38 in Dallas right now with a wintry mix possible Sunday. 8 currently in Indianapolis with a forecast high near 19 and snow showers tonight. So, why not 80?! Cooling off a little to start the new year, but we will stay high and dry until further notice. Enjoy!

Sunny today upper 70s. Near 80ish tomorrow and Saturday. Upper 70s Sunday. Mid 70s New Year’s Day. Low 70s Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows in the mid to low 40s.

High clouds overnight acting like a blanket to keep some of the heat from escaping into space (echo: space space space) therefore our low temperatures are warmer this morning. Look for the high clouds to stick around today, but start thinning by this afternoon. Still a chance for sunrise and sunset enhancement! Meanwhile our highs will stay high for this time of year. Mid 70s today. Upper 70s tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. The big question by Sunday into next week (year) is the low currently south of Baja California. Will it bring us moisture for a slight chance of showers? Right now the answer is no for Tucson and probably no for international border areas. Stay tuned! Sunday’s high mid 70s. Low 70s New Year’s Day. Upper 60s Tuesday.

75 on Christmas Day much to the delight or chagrin of us all. (your individual mileage may vary) The warmth continues until further notice, but there is one interesting feature that could bring us a little moisture. A low currently west of the tip of Baja will bring us some high clouds, thick at times, later today. As the low gets closer to northern Mexico we’ll see a few high clouds from time to time later in the week. Could it bring us some moisture and a chance for rain? Maybe, but right now the betting money is on nope. Of course we’ll keep you posted as we go.

Increasing high clouds today with a high near 74.

Mostly cloudy tonight with a low in the low 40s.

Mostly sunny tomorrow with a high in the mid 70s. Sunny upper 70s Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mostly sunny low 70s Sunday and New Year’s Day.

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a raindrop was falling not even snow in Taos. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that the forecast would change either here or there. High clouds for possible sunrise and sunset enhancement, warm temperatures too running rampant. Sugar plums dancing in my head, with lows in the 40s when I get out of bed. And what to my wandering eyes should appear? A slight chance of rain by next weekend but south of here. I suppose I should exclaim as I wrap up this rhyme, Merry Christmas to all! and have a great time!

Our warming trend is fixin’ to commence (which is redundantly repetitive, but you get the idea). High pressure nosing back into our business with a few high clouds from time to time for possible sunrise and sunset enhancement. Upper 60s this afternoon. Mid 70s tomorrow. Upper 70s for Christmas. Mid 70s Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Lows in the upper 30s tomorrow morning then in the low to mid 40s. Enjoy!

HARD FREEZE WARNING until 9:00 this morning. It is freezing hard out there right now. My plants are inside the living room enjoying the day. We might watch some football together later. They get to stay in one more night since it’s supposed to dip near freezing again tonight after a cool high of just 55ish. Then it’s a fast warming trend through Christmas into next week. 68 tomorrow. 74 Christmas Eve Day. 76 Christmas Day will be the warmest Christmas since 2005 if it all comes true. Sigh. I guess it will be a tank top Christmas after all. Mid 70s Tuesday too. Then we start to cool off as a new storm approacheth. However it looks like we will stay dry. Hopefully that will change as we get closer. Stay tuned! Low 70s Wednesday. Upper 60s Thursday.

Pretty average day for this time of year yesterday with the high and the low just one degree above average. We hit a high of 65 after a low of 40. A little warmer this afternoon as we anticipate the arrival of some cold air tomorrow. The cold front should arrive just after the Winter Solstice at 7:28 a.m. and continue to blow through during the day as a storm tracks along the Arizona/Utah border. Highs only in the mid 50s and it will feel colder with NW breezes 10-15 mph and gusty. Winds relax tomorrow night and the cold dry air will allow any remaining “heat” to radiate into space (echo: space space space…). Temperatures will fall like something dropped from a high place (perhaps like a rock, for example). A HARD FREEZE WATCH is in effect for Thursday night/Friday morning so be ready to watch a hard freeze. Lows should be in the mid to upper 20s to start the day Friday. Brrrrrr. A cool day again on Friday with a high in the mid 50s and another freezing morning to start the day Saturday. High pressure starts to move back in this weekend with warming temperatures. Sunny Saturday and Sunday mid 60s. Upper 60s Christmas Day. Near 70 Tuesday.

It’s fixin’ to get cold! But, first things first. Our storm has moved on. It was nice while it lasted, but time changes things. Sometimes saying good bye to one storm means having room in our lives for the next. Not sorry for what we lost but happy that it happened! The next storm is due to arrive in the Four Corners from British Columbia by Thursday. Too far north to bring us rain or snow, but it will bring the cold. Today’s high right at average for this time of year at 64. Tomorrow a bit warmer perhaps as high as 70ish. Then it’s a NW breeze that blows and cold air spills into the state. Mid 50s Thursday and Friday with a couple of cold nights. Upper 20s Friday morning and around freezing to start the day Saturday. Maybe think about letting the teenagers sleep inside? Warming up some this weekend with mid 60s Saturday and near 60 Sunday. Sunny low 60s for Christmas Day.