At 6:30 am, record-breaking Christmas Eve warmth in Albany

Weeks of speculation about the weather on Christmas can be put to bed: Warm temperatures, a mix of clouds and sun, and rain are on tap for Christmas 2015. Temperatures will still be above normal for late December as we may again reach the low 50s.

Grand Rapids, Michigan set a daily high temperature record of 59 degrees Fahrenheit as of 6:07 a.m. ET, beating the old record of 58 degrees Fahrenheit, which was set in 1893.

This Christmas Eve is officially the warmest on record for New York City.

Not only is the United States seeing record temperatures this month, but much of Europe is warm as well. Not only that, but the amount by which the monthly average temperature exceeded the typical reading was the second-highest temperature departure from average of any month on record. The early forecast for Friday calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 44 degrees.

AAA projects year-end holiday travel will exceed over 100 million people this year, which would be a record.

If you’re traveling across the country by air expect a wet east coast, however despite the areas of rain it will be very mild.

The rain will continue on the 25th, with southern counties baring the brunt of the heaviest.

It’s already the warmest Christmas Eve on record in the Capital Region.

A foot of snow is possible!

A major storm system will move in this weekend. We could see snow and ice from the Texas Panhandle north to Kansas and Missouri.