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Weekend Weather: High Winds, Mild Temps

Blustery New Year's winds will be around all weekend, but the forecast is otherwise pretty comforting.

If you were told in June that on New Year's weekend, temperatures will get near 50 degrees and snow would not be a factor, you'd probably take it. 

So keep that in mind as high winds whip in your face Saturday and Sunday.

Here's your weekend forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

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Saturday

Skies will be mostly sunny on New Year's Eve. Perhaps fittingly at the end of a bizarre weather year, the high will reach a more-than-mild 46 degrees Saturday. Winds will blow between 15 and 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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On New Year's Eve night, skies will be mostly cloudy and the low temp will dip to 38 degrees. Wind gusts could get as high as 35 mph overnight and there's a 30 percent chance of snow after 2 a.m.

Sunday

On New Year's Day, skies will be mostly cloudy and there's a chance of snow flurries during the day. The high temperature will reach 38 degrees and winds blowing consistently between 25 and 30 mph will feature gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday night, temperatures will drop to a decently wintery 21 degrees. Skies will be mostly cloudy and the blustery winds will continue.


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