Christmas Day is just a couple of weeks away … busy, busy time for many … and weather is a news maker…
High temp Saturday was 74 degrees locally … and near midnight, the low was in the upper 50s…
Today, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 a.m. High temp near 73 … windy, gusts as high as 22 mph … chance of rain is 90%.
Tonight, showers and thunderstorms before 3 a.m., then a chance of showers. Low around 40. Breezy with a south wind 16 to 23 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Wind gusts as high as 33 mph and 100% chance of rain … Looking ahead to Monday, sunny with a high near 52 and windy, gusts as high as 18 mph…
So, hold on to your cap, hat and enjoy as best you can … or stay inside…
Looking ahead … Tuesday thru next Saturday, highs in the mid 50s to low 60s and lows in the low to upper 30s … It is December.
Church services today … choirs and youth take center stage over the next couple of weeks … as we celebrate the birth of a king.
Football, basketball, golf and more on the national scene this weekend…
NFL action today … selected group…
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Jacksonville at Cleveland
Carolina at New Orleans
LA Rams at Baltimore
4 p.m.
Minnesota at Las Vegas
Seattle at San Francisco
4:25
Buffalo at Kansas City
8:20 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas
Monday, 8:15 p.m.
Tennessee at Miami
Green Bay at NY Giants
Army-Navy score … Black Knights 17 – Midshipmen 11.
MLB player Shohei Ohtani signed on with the Dodgers … 10 years, $700 million … If the 29-year-old plays out his contract in full, he will become MLB’s all time leader in on-field earnings at roughly $742 million, eclipsing the mark set by Alex Rodriguez…
Your best thoughts of the past holiday seasons … Bet many will center around children at Christmas time.
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world on a conspiracy of love” Hamilton Wright Mabie
“Love the giver more than the gift.” Brigham Young
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” Maya Angelou
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” Helen Steiner Rice
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