The weather is quite wintry with clouds and strong winds. We can expect rain, storms, and snow in the mountains. Temperatures are below normal for this time of year. Another cold night is on the way, showing that winter isn’t leaving just yet.
Today, we’ll see partly cloudy skies, turning mainly cloudy at times, with a chance of some isolated showers. Snow or sleet might fall in the higher mountains. Winds will start from the northwest to northeast, light to moderate at 3–4 Beaufort. They will shift to southwest to northwest and get stronger, especially along the coast, reaching 4–5 Beaufort and sometimes 5 Beaufort in the west and north. The sea will be slightly rough to rough in the east and south, while it will be rough and occasionally wavy in the west and north.
Temperatures will rise to about 15 degrees inland, 16 on the coast, and 4 degrees in the higher mountains. Tonight, expect mainly cloudy skies with isolated showers and storms, especially in the west. Hail may fall during storms, and snow or sleet is likely in the higher mountains. Winds will blow from southwest to northwest and then mainly northwest, moderate to strong at 4–5 Beaufort. On windward coasts, they will be strong to very strong at 5–6 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop to 6 degrees inland, 9 on the coast, and around 0 degrees in the higher mountains where frost is expected in some areas. On Monday, the weather will start off mainly cloudy with isolated showers and storms, mainly in the west. Snow or sleet is expected in the mountains. By midday, it should clear up a bit with local clouds but remain windy.
On Tuesday, expect mainly cloudy weather with isolated showers and possible snow or sleet in the mountains. Late at night, local showers and storms are expected to start in the west before spreading to other areas. On Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, it will be cloudy with local showers, isolated storms, and much stronger winds. The temperature will stay slightly below seasonal levels until Tuesday but is expected to rise a bit on Wednesday.
