IF YOU'RE DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS, WELL...

(12/21/2006)
If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, dream on, but it looks highly unlikely, according to the National Weather Service.

The forecast calls for cloudy skies, rain, sun and a chance of snow flurries on Christmas Day.

Thursday<

Cloudy. A chance of sprinkles in the morning...then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday Night

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Friday

Rain. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Friday Night

Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the morning...then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower 30s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

Christmas Day

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.