Record high temperatures expected Tuesday for the metro-east

Record high temperatures are expected in the metro-east Tuesday.

The high is expected to reach 61 under sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. That’s two degrees warmer than the all-time high for Dec. 8 in the St. Louis metropolitan area, 59, set in 1970.

The average high for the date is 45.

Skies will become mostly cloudy during the evening when there is a slight chance of rain in the forecast. The low will be 43.

It will be mostly sunny with a high of 58 Wednesday. That’s five degrees cooler than the record of 63 set in 1970.

Skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 42 Wednesday night.

It will be mostly sunny with a high of 65 Thursday. That’s two degrees higher than the record for the date of 63 set in 1971.

Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low of 43. The average low for this time of year is 29.

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This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 6:37 AM with the headline "Record high temperatures expected Tuesday for the metro-east."