Record heat wave set to sweep central US on Christmas weekend

Source: The Hill | December 24, 2021 | Chris Mills Rodrigo

Vast swathes of the central United States are expected to experience above-average temperatures this Christmas weekend.

“We’re talking daytime highs that are running as much as 25 to even 30 degrees above average,” Weather.com meteorologist Domenica Davis said Thursday. 

“This means we’re going to see 80s down to the south on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.”

Cities including Dallas; Houston; Oklahoma City; Tulsa, Okla.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Memphis, Tenn., could see record highs broken on Saturday, according to AccuWeather’s forecast.

Temperatures could hit 84 degrees in Houston and 81 in Dallas, narrowly breaking records set in the last few years.

At the same time that record highs sweep the South, the West Coast is being pelted with heavy storms.

Over 5 feet of snow could pile up over the Sierra Nevada mountain range, according to the Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center, while Southern California is at risk of flash flooding.

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  • Consistent December 24, 2021 at 6:14 pm #51263

    EVERYDAY December 25, 2021 at 9:37 am #51266

    Well, we’re going to have a wet Christmas, not White Christmas. Last year we had snow up to our eyeballs. This year — rain and 55 degrees till this evening. Fine with me. I’d rather have rain than snow.

    BTW — Consistent: hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a much better New year.

    Consistent December 25, 2021 at 10:31 am #51268

    Thank you, Everyday! Same to you and your loved ones.

    Merry Christmas to all; God bless us, every one!

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