Weather Authority: Rain clears, temperatures drop setting up cold Christmas Day

PHILADELPHIA - Expect a much calmer weather day on Christmas after a wet and gusty Christmas Eve caused power outages and wind damage in areas around the Delaware Valley. 

PECO reported more than 8,000 customers without power in both Chester and Delaware counties with more than 6,000 without power in Montgomery County and 3,000 in Bucks County.

Peco spokesperson Tom Brubaker told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the outages were due to wind bringing down trees and branches and with them power lines. More than 90 PECO crews were making "good progress" in restoring electricity to customers, he said.

Some light rainfall and more tame winds will linger through the morning hours before the storm pulls offshore. Morning temperatures in the 50s will plummet into the low-40s by noon and drop to near-freezing levels in the evening.

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Sunny and cold conditions will continue over the next several days. A chance of a wintry mix that will turn into rain is being monitored for Thursday.

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