Year after blizzard, today’s Christmas weather includes high in 50s

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 December 2023 at 10:32 am

Photo by Marsha Rivers: It was a foggy Christmas Eve on Sunday. This photo from Main Street in Albion shows the Orleans County Courthouse.

Today’s high is forecast to reach 54 degrees. It’s quite a contrast from a year when travel was difficult and church services were cancelled due to a blizzard paralyzing the region.

The blizzard dumped snow, pounded the area with punishing winds, and left icy road conditions.

Today is unseasonably warm and the forecast calls for the highs to stay well above freezing. Those high temperatures include 50 on Tuesday, 50 on Wednesday, 42 on Thursday, 36 on Friday and 36 on Saturday.

Photo by Tom Rivers: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Albion was plastered in snow on Dec. 24, 2022 when the area was gripped by a blizzard. Many of the local churches were forced to cancel services due to the weather.