The official start of winter is this Friday. The winter solstice will be Friday, December 21st. This will be the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. There will only be nine hours of daylight with the sun rising at 7:37 a.m. and setting at 4:47 p.m. Starting Saturday the days will be getting longer.

Temperatures are expected to have highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid-20s Friday and into the weekend. Listen to KCII for weather updates.