Mild weather anticipated for Christmas day

Snow-covered landscapes and mild mid 30s temperatures promise a white Christmas filled with warmth and cheer this holiday season.

After a clipper system brought winter weather advisories as well as several inches of widespread snow to the region Monday, a gradual warming trend will begin by Christmas eve and throughout the week as temperatures are expected to rise to 40 plus degrees by the weekend.

Faith Fredrickson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Gaylord, said the roads for travelers on Christmas day should be a bit better than they have been with the anticipated warm up, but still advises drivers to take precautions like slowing down when and out and about on Christmas eve.