Tracking unusually warm temperatures

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV) - Happy Thursday! We have similar weather as yesterday with warm, but still pleasant temperatures.

Going into the evening, we will have light winds, clear skies, and chilly temperatures. If you are heading out to Christmas at the Crossing, make sure to dress warm.

A new record high temperature of 80°F was hit today in El Centro, beating the previous record of 79° that was set in 1939, 1953, and 1985. Yuma was just 2-degrees away from tying the record high of 83°.

Dry conditions with unseasonably warm temperatures will persist into this weekend as a ridge of high pressure stays put in the region.

We will continue to have daytime highs near the 80s through the weekend, so we will be kicking off the first day of winter with above-normal warmth. The Winter Solstice begins Saturday, December 21st at 2:20 a.m.

I am tracking Temperatures to cool down a little bit around Christmas Day as a weather system passes through the region.