Residents of St. Louis are expecting a chilly but relatively calm week of weather leading up to Christmas, with temperatures today reaching a high near 47 degrees. The city woke up to a few clouds in the sky and a brisk morning temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity protecting us from feeling even more like the icebox that December threatens to be, with winds creeping in from the southeast at a gentle 6 miles per hour pace, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis, MO.
As night falls, the people of St. Louis will see partly cloudy skies, with temperatures dropping to around 28 degrees; wind patterns will shift as they pick up, gusting as high as 28 miles per hour, swapping their southerly whisper for a more forceful northwestern blow. The NWS further advises that Friday could see more cloud cover, with a stiff northwest wind gusting up to 30 mph, bearing a high near 35 degrees, which isn't exactly balmy but is the brand of winter we've come to expect, and predictably, Friday night will give way to partly cloudy skies and a low hovering around 25 degrees.
Looking into the weekend, NWS St. Louis forecasts a break in the clouds for Saturday with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 37, slowly descending into a mostly clear Saturday night with the mercury dipping to around 24 degrees. Sunday keeps the sun in the sky and brings a slight uptick in warmth, with a high near 41 degrees, whereas Sunday night will transition into more cloud cover, setting the stage for a potentially rainy start to the week.
Monday shows a 50 percent chance of rainfall, the clouds thickening into a dense shroud that will persist through a rainy Tuesday, when the chance of precipitation climbs to a probable 60 percent; those crossing their fingers for a white Christmas might have to settle for wet streets, but the temperatures look mild leading up to the holiday, with Christmas day itself carrying a 20 percent chance of rain but also promising a high near 50 degrees, a small kindness in a month otherwise defined by the nip of frost in the air and hands buried deep in pocket recesses, seeking warmth.
