Can We Hit 60 Degrees This Weekend in Nanuet?

Written by BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)

Technically, it’s still fall until later this month, but talk of temperatures approaching 60 degrees in early December is still something out of the ordinary for Rockland.

But that is what we’re expecting this weekend for parts of the county. So if you’re planning on being out and about this weekend holiday shopping, plan on a fleece and leave the winter jacket at home.

“Looking toward the weekend, the pattern we are entering is a very tranquil one,” writes Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. “The flow is off the Pacific Ocean, which is a mild pattern to begin with. In addition, the jet stream is pushing all storm activity up into Canada, leaving the eastern US under a massive ridge of warm, high pressure. It’s not record warm by any stretch, but it’s quite nice for December. This pattern appears to be locked in thru the forecast period… meaning multiple days of sunshine, a few clouds, and temps within a few degrees of 50.”

We’re looking at another extended period of no precipitation over the next seven days and plenty of days in the 50s. Temps at night won’t even be that cold for this time of year either.

Numerous meteorologists are predicting record warmth for December.

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Patch Editor Alfred Branch contributed to this report.

Map via AccuWeather.com