While portions of the country celebrate the Christmas season with flood alerts and snow flurries, Central Floridians this week can expect sunny skies and warmer weather than normal.

High temperatures are forecast to reach a balmy 78 degrees every day through Saturday, and drop to about 56 degrees each night, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. That’s about 4 to 5 degrees warmer than the normal temperatures for this time of the year.

With those kind of numbers, you’ll likely grab a jacket or sweater during the early morning, but then feel comfortable with just a shirt during the day.

Yep, this is why we live here.

“If you like warm weather, you’ll get it for the next several days,” said Robert Haley, a meteorologist for the NWS.

As an added bonus: Don’t expect much, if any, rain for the rest of 2025.

What’s giving us this temperate and dry weather? A high pressure system has plopped itself over Central Florida and is not expected to move much in the near future, lowering the chances of rain, according to Haley.

This comes after Orlando had a relatively rainy 2025, according to weather data compiled by the NWS.

Through Monday, the city saw a total of 53.4 inches of rain for the entire year, about 2.65 inches more than the normal amount.

May saw the most precipitation, with just over 13 inches of rain after a couple powerful storms swept through the region. And July, which is typically one of the wettest months, also saw an above normal total amount of rainfall with slightly more than 10 inches.

While Central Florida basks in the holiday sun, the weather will not be worth celebrating in other areas of the country. Unless, that is, you like a lot of precipitation.

Heavy rains have ravaged the nation’s west coast so far this week, as more than 41 million people across California, southern Nevada and western Arizona are on flood alerts. Rainfall rates of up to 1.5 inches per hour are forecast in some parts of California.

In the Northeast and New England, snow is expected to blanket some areas, with winter weather alerts issued for 11 million residents.

That’s not good news for travelers, as the severe weather is expected to cause flight delays.

AAA projects a record of nearly 8 million people will take domestic flights this holiday season, a 2.3% increase compared to last year. That’s despite round trip domestic flight tickets being 7% more expensive than 2024, averaging nearly $900 a ticket.

At the Orlando International Airport, officials expect a potentially record-breaking number of fliers with Central Florida named as one of the nation’s most popular year-end destinations.

The airport forecasts it will handle nearly 3.1 million passengers from Dec. 19 through Jan. 5. The busiest day is anticipated to be Jan. 3, with 196,212 passengers, and Jan. 4 as the second busiest with 195,960 travelers.

All together, a record 122 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles this holiday season by either driving, flying or taking a cruise, according to AAA.

Of those, nearly 110 million will hit the roads in their cars, up 2% from last year, the organization said.