Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Christmas Day (12/25/23)
December 25th, 2023 by Ric Hanson
Early this morning: Rain. Low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Today: Rain, possibly mixing with freezing rain after 1pm, then gradually ending. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 11 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 57. That broke the old record High of 55 set in 1893 & 1964! Our Low was 33. We received 1.49″ rain from 7-a.m. Sunday through 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 28 and the Low was -9. The Record High on Dec. 25th was 60 in 2019, and the Record Low was -20 in 1983. Sunrise is 7:44. Sunset is 4:55.