2015 is right around the corner, and I’m happy to report that weather conditions will be dry, though on the cold side for New Year’s Eve festivities and for New Year’s Day (we’re talking lows in the upper 20s in the city, daytime highs in the mid-30s). This cold but fair weather pattern holds through the week, with a slight warmup ahead of a storm system moving in Saturday & Sunday.

Tuesday – partly sunny day with highs in the upper 30s. However, north winds will yield wind chill values closer to 30.

Wednesday (New Year’s Eve) – with high pressure building to our west, and a low pressure system well to our north, things will stay dry and mostly sunny for your New Year’s Eve outings. The downside is that winds will remain moderate and push wind chill values into the 20s with daytime highs in the mid-30s. Overnight lows New Year’s Eve will be in the mid 20s, with wind chills in the teens.

Thursday – basically a repeat of Wednesday, with high temperatures hovering in the mid-30s and mostly sunny skies.

Friday – still cold, with highs in the upper 30s, though winds should abate slightly.

This weekend, we’ll see a storm system approach from the southwest and track to the Great Lakes region. The storm system should allow for some slightly warmer air to enter the region ahead of it, but we’re still only talking high temperatures only in the mid 40s. Best chance of rain will be Sunday.