New Year's Weekend Weather In Montrose

MONTROSE, CA – While most of the country continues to experience a snowy, cold holiday season, in the Southland it'll feel a lot more like summer. Highs as warm as the mid-80s are expected again in some areas Friday, and there's a 90 percent chance that the nation's highest temperatures today will once again be in Southern California, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Thompson.

"Near record heat is expected for some areas by Friday as high pressure builds overhead,'' according to a NWS statement. "Cooler conditions are likely this weekend with increasing cloud cover ahead of an approaching trough of low pressure. Rain is possible by the middle of next week as the trough possibly pushes into the West Coast.''

4-Day Forecast for Montrose:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

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