With warmer temperatures and heavy rain possible Friday and Saturday, the WHCO listening area is under the threat of some rare December severe weather this weekend, particularly overnight between Friday and Saturday. The forecast:

.TODAY…BREEZY. NOT AS COOL. CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT…BREEZY…WARMER…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY…WINDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE 50S IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 30. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY…COOLER. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGH AROUND 50.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 30. HIGH AROUND 40.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEARS DAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. HIGH AROUND 40.