This Will Be NYC's Hottest Christmas Ever: Forecast

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MANHATTAN, NY — If Christmas Eve temperatures in New York City come anywhere near the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast of 76 degrees, this will be the warmest Dec. 24 on record.

The previous record was 63 degrees, set in 1996. New York City’s average for Dec. 24 is 41 degrees.

Temps on Christmas Day are expected to drop back down to 66 degrees — which would also break the 1982 record of 64 degrees.

Not only will this Christmas be a hot one, it’ll be a muggy one, too: According to AccuWeather, ”a surge of higher dewpoints will arrive with the warmth, making Christmas Eve actually feel humid by December standards.”

There’s a 30 percent chance of rain on Christmas Eve, according to the NWS. Christmas Day, however, is expected to have patchy fog followed by sun.

The rest of the East Coast is expecting similar, record-setting temperatures this holiday. “The only chance of a white Christmas will be in the Tug Hill region of New York state, east of Lake Ontario, and northern Maine,” writes AccuWeather meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski.

Below, your full Christmas weekend forecast, courtesy of the NWS.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Christmas Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.