‘Twas a week before Christmas and all through the house. The heater was running to keep warm the spouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care to keep them warm and dry because of the anticipated cold air. Yesterday was fun like my days growing up in Oregon. The end of this week looks even colder with each computer model run. It probably won’t snow or even rain, but Santa knows what he is doing from the mountains to the plains. Winter is here southern Arizona style. Prepare your parkas and your firewood pile. A brief warm up the middle of this week, but colder by Friday making happy weather geeks! So keep the parka handy and the hand warmers too. The coldest air of the season is coming for you!

Yesterday was fun! Almost half inch of rain at the airport (.48″) and hopefully at your house. A little less here in southern Oro Valley, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Clearing skies today but on the cool side with a high near 60ish.

Clear and coldish tonight with a low in the upper 30s.

Sunny tomorrow mid 60s. Near 70 Wednesday. Upper 50s Thursday. Mid 50s Friday. Low 60s Saturday. Upper 50s Sunday. Friday morning’s low in the upper 20s!