WBZ Evening News Update For December 31
Boston's virtual First Night celebration; Massachusetts labs testing for second strain of COVID-19; Gov. Charlie Baker signs new..
YOUR STORM SHIELD FORECAST.WINDS ARE PICKING UP YET AGAINHERE IN KERN COUNTY!STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOROUR MOUNTAIN ANDDESERT COMMUNITIES, AND A WINDADVISORY IS INEFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY.THESE WINDS ARE STRENGTHENING INCONJUNCTION WITH STRONGWINDS ALOFT AND A COLD FRONT ATTHE SURFACE.THAT MEANS OUR TEMPERATURES WILLBE FALLING TOO.HIGHS WILL BE AS COOL AS THEUPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS, WITHMID 50S EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY,AND HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 60 IN THEDESERT.THAT MEANS WE'LL ACTUALLY BENEAR AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OFYEAR!LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY,ANOTHER SYSTEMWILL BE SETTLING TO OUR EAST.THAT MEANS ANOTHER ROUND OFSTRONG WINDS IN THEMOUNTAINS AND DESERT.MODELS ALSO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OFMOISTURE HEADING OUR WAYSATURDAY, WHICH COULD BE ENOUGHFOR A FEW RAINDROPSHERE AND THERE, BUT OVERALLCONFIDENCE IN ANY MEASURABLERAIN IS LOW, AND IT'S LIKELYMOST OF US WILL STAY DRY.HOWEVER, WE ARE TRACKING ASYSTEM LATE NEXT WEEK THATHAS THE POTENTIAL TO END OUR DRYSTREAK.IT'S TOO FAR OUT FOR ANY DETAILSNOW, BUT WE'LL WATCH IT CLOSELYAS IT APPROACHES.COMING UP NEXT -- THECELEBRATION OF LIGHT BEGINS -- ALOOK AT THE FIRST NIGHT
Boston's virtual First Night celebration; Massachusetts labs testing for second strain of COVID-19; Gov. Charlie Baker signs new..
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