Meteorological Winter Begins, Mild Temps This Weekend

It may be December now, but you can rest easy; there's no snow in the forecast for this weekend. Colder weather is on its way for the upcoming week, but this weekend there will be mild with temps in the low 50s. According to the National Weather Service, both Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs of 52 on Saturday and 55 on Sunday.

Saturday night should get down to about 31 degrees, while Sunday night will remain a little warmer at 46 degrees. The rain should stay away until Monday, where the high will be 60 degrees, according to the NWS.

Dec. 1 also marked the beginning of meteorological winter, and the NWS advised to prepare for winter weather hazards now, rather than later.

Here's a more detailed look at your weekend forecast:

• FRIDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph.
• SATURDAY: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• SUNDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
• SUNDAY NIGHT: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
• MONDAY: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy.