Several US cities are on pace to have their warmest December ever.
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00:02 Taking a look at the next three days in Las Vegas,
00:07 and by the way, not for nothing,
00:09 the last three days of December
00:11 and the last three days of 2023,
00:14 you know, the forecast doesn't look all too shabby,
00:16 at least in my humble opinion.
00:18 Saturday and Sunday, yes, more cloud cover than Friday,
00:20 a perfect sunny day, 61 degrees,
00:23 and even 59 with the cloud cover over the weekend.
00:26 But here's the thing about Las Vegas,
00:28 these next three days, all three days,
00:30 even with those clouds creeping in,
00:32 are above the historical average high
00:33 for this time of year, which is 56 degrees.
00:35 That's not blowing anything out of the water,
00:37 it's not like it's a 10 degree difference,
00:39 but it's something to think about.
00:41 On that note, let's think about Minneapolis,
00:43 where temperatures should be in the mid-20s.
00:46 The historical average high for this time of year
00:48 is 26 degrees.
00:50 Minneapolis, though, is going to be 40 on Friday,
00:53 and hey, I'm not saying that's tropical,
00:55 but the weather is very much a relative subject.
00:58 It's way above the historical average,
00:59 and therefore I'd consider it a tad warm,
01:01 or let's just call it mild for this time of year.
01:04 Saturday and Sunday, more of the same
01:05 with temperatures in the low 30s.
01:06 Even on Sunday, with a couple of snowflakes
01:09 in the forecast across Minneapolis,
01:10 we're still above the historical average high,
01:12 and I'm just gonna do you one better.
01:14 We're going to Fargo this time,
01:15 where it's the same story, 20 degrees.
01:18 That's where we should be this time of year
01:20 for your high temperatures in Fargo,
01:21 but we are looking at temperatures
01:23 not even getting to 20 over the next three days.
01:25 Even the coldest day on Sunday, 22 degrees.
01:28 Again, I'm not saying that's warm,
01:30 but it is technically above the historical average.
01:32 You might be sitting here saying,
01:33 "Christina, what are you talking about?
01:35 "Why are you so intent to talk about
01:37 "these next three days of high temperatures?"
01:39 Well, these last three days of December
01:40 are very important for the three cities I just named,
01:43 because all three of them are actually looking
01:46 at the warmest December on record.
01:48 We are on pace to see that in Fargo,
01:51 in Minneapolis, in Las Vegas,
01:52 and I want to mention also in International Falls
01:55 and in Milwaukee.
01:56 It's the cumulative effect of all of those days this month,
02:00 where temperatures have been far above,
02:02 or at least somewhat above, the historical average.
02:05 Fargo really leading the charge here.
02:07 Overall, 15.6 degrees.
02:10 That's the departure from the historical average temperature
02:12 in the month of December.
02:13 And just a note here, as we look through the winter
02:16 in your AccuWeather exclusive forecast,
02:18 remember, you'll only find this here.
02:19 We are looking at a continued warm stretch,
02:22 really across the northern tier of the US.
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