Dangerous Winds Monday Into Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Monday that remains in effect from 3 p.m. this afternoon to 6 a.m. Tuesday. The NWS says winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and advises all motorists to use extra caution this afternoon.

The NWS says that strong winds will increase to dangerous levels by mid-afternoon, and continue through tonight. When they do, south winds will steadily increase to between 20 and 30 miles per hour with gusts to around 45 miles per hour by mid-to-late-afternoon.

The NWS is reporting that winds will diminish for a time Monday evening and shift to the west in the wake of a cold front. The west winds will increase to between 20 and 35 miles per hour with gusts to 45 miles per hour overnight.

Cold Weather Coming

According to the NWS, the colder air will arrive on Tuesday and Wednesday, and may stick around into the second half of December. There is still some uncertainty on how cold it will get, but this will be the coldest air of the season so far. Now is a good time to prepare for the arrival of very cold temperatures.

Forecast for this week:

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 10 mph.

Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

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