Partly cloudy skies are in the forecast from Today through Wednesday with a gradual warming trend. High temperatures in the upper 30s  today, mid 40s on Tuesday and low 50s on Wednesday. A few showers are possible on Thursday but no major weather systems for a while. We continue to have a chance of rain for Christmas Day with highs above 50 degrees . The national high on Sunday was 89 at Naples Florida and the low was 39 below at Hoover South Dakota.