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Feeling like spring for Christmas Eve before seasonable weather returns

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Hourly Forecast

WSIL(Carterville, IL)-- Today has been another very warm day with mostly cloudy skies. As of 3:00 PM, we are tracking temperatures that are in the low 60s across far southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri, and western Kentucky. Only a few spots, mainly north of Carbondale, are in the upper 50s. We also are not seeing any shower activity in our region at this time. 

As we go through the evening, temperatures are going to be in the mid to upper 50s through the 7:00 PM hour. Winds will be light out of the south at about 3 miles per hour. Skies will still be mostly cloudy and a few sprinkles are possible. 

By 11:00, we are tracking temperatures that will be in the low 50s. Temperatures likely will not cool down too much beyond the low 50s, due to increasing south-south east winds and ample cloud cover helping insulate surface temperatures. Shower chances have been trending out of the forecast for not only the evening, but through the over night hours. Most locations will be remaining dry tonight. However, a few stray showers are certainly still possible.

Tomorrow morning, most locations will be waking up to mostly dry conditions with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be out of the southeast at 6 miles per hour with a temperature of about 50 degrees. 

Throughout the day on Christmas Eve, we will be tracking temperatures that will be in the low 60s by 11:00 AM and into the mid 60s by early afternoon for highs. Our record for warmest Christmas Eve was in 1931 with high of 66 degrees. Highs tomorrow could get very close to tying the record or surpassing it. 

Conditions will will be mostly dry through the early afternoon. We are tracking the chance of isolated showers in the evening, before more scattered showers enter the region overnight. 

We are tracking widespread rain and a few rumbles for Christmas morning, but the rain will tapper off for the afternoon hours. Highs on Christmas Eve will likely be close to 60. 

We are tracking more average temperatures that will be returning to the region on Tuesday and lingering near average for the rest of the week.Â