By Joe Dolinsky

jdolinsky@timesleader.com

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Overcast skies are expected to linger throughout New Year’s Eve and into 2016 as temperatures in the region linger in the 40s.

The National Weather Service indicated a 42 degree temperature as of 7:45 Thursday morning. The high is only expected to reach 43 degrees, with a westerly wind hovering around 8 mph throughout the day.

As the calendar turns over to 2016 tonight, colder temperatures will move into the region. Expect tonight’s low to reach around 29 degrees.

For New Year’s Day, partly sunny skies and a high near 36 degrees could potentially lead to a chance of snow flurries Friday evening. The low is expected to dip to 25.

A mostly sunny Saturday kicks off the holiday weekend with the high expected to be near 35 degrees and the low expected to be 28.

Sunday appears to bring with it a high of 37 and a low of 22.

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