At 68 degrees, Montpelier, Vermont, smashes Christmas Eve temperature record

Christmas Day is expected to bring a lot of sunshine for those holiday festivities, but rain could dampen the Wyoming Valley this weekend.

South Carolina’s short sleeves and flip-flops Christmas Eve includes several record highs for the day.

By Sunday night, the winds of 15 to 20 miles per hour will shift again, this time coming from the west-northwest.

Scattered rain and thunderstorm chances will remain in place Thursday and Friday. Cloudiness increases but the warmth persists with high temperatures 78.

Today is projected to be partly sunny with a high around 50 degrees with a slight chance of showers.

Rain predictions show Bartlesville is in the area that will receive the least amount of rain, but the Saturday through Monday forecast calls for 3.5 inches of rain to fall here. As this low spins our way we expect more rain and strong storm activity to develop over MS and lift north into our area by lunchtime on Monday. A 30 percent chance of rain is predicted, and less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

The high was 72 degrees in New York City Thursday – the average temperature on Christmas Eve is 41.

Cloudy skies are expected on Saturday, along with a 50 percent chance of showers. Any snow accumulations would be a quarter-inch or less, the service says. That chance for showers will last through Monday morning, before dry weather returns for most of next week. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Otherwise plenty of clouds with peeks of sun and highs flirting with record levels around 80 degrees.