White Christmas For Maryland? Temps Hit 50s Ahead Of Holidays

MARYLAND — With only five days left until Christmas, it doesn't look like Maryland residents will see a white Christmas this year, according to the National Weather Service. You might say it would be a miracle if snow fell in the region in time for the holiday.

Temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s for most of the week, before warming up to 60 degrees on Christmas day, the weather service said.

Here's the forecast for Christmas week:

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light southwest wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. Light northwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Christmas Eve: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.