Monday is officially the first day of winter, the Winter Solstice. The sun will rise at 7:37 a.m. and set at 4:47 p.m. It will be the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere, with only nine hours of daylight. Temperatures are forecast to be in the low 40’s on Monday. Last year, the high was 41 degrees and the low was 34 degrees on December 21st. Listen to KCII for weather updates.