The next few days will produce some of the worst of the cold for the Mid-Atlantic region with overnight lows way down in single digits or even near the zero-degree mark. Some record low temperatures are likely during this 3-day bitter cold spell and there can be some record low high temperatures as well with afternoon highs generally confined to the teens in many spots. Later this weekend, a big push of Arctic will be into the Southeast US and Florida can experience near freezing temperatures all the way to Miami by Sunday morning (watch for falling iguanas).
On the storm front, low pressure will develop near the Southeast US coastline on Saturday and then dramatically intensify as it moves over the western Atlantic Ocean somewhere to the east of the southern Mid-Atlantic region. The central pressure of this weekend storm could drop to similar levels as a category 2 or even category 3 hurricane and winds will become quite powerful. At this point, it appears the biggest impact from the weekend storm system will be confined to places like eastern North Carolina, southern Virginia, and the along coastal sections farther up the coast (e.g., New Jersey, Delmarva)…still a few days to go so stay tuned.
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The next few days will feature some of the coldest weather ever seen around here with overnight lows on Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night likely in the lower-to-middle single digits in many spots. The last time Reagan Airport (DCA) officially recorded a below zero temperature was in January of 1994. This 3-day bitter cold spell will likely produce some record low temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as some record low high temperatures, and wind chills will be persistently below zero.
In addition to the bitter cold, there is the chance of an impact here this weekend by what looks like will become a powerful storm system somewhere near the eastern seaboard. This system will undergo dramatic intensification as it moves from the Outer Banks region to the western Atlantic Ocean and questions remain as to its ultimate path. The closer it comes to the coast, the bigger the impact in the I-95 corridor…the best chance for significant impacts as it stands right now will be along coastal sections of New Jersey/Delmarva Peninsula…stay tuned.
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The cold weather pattern across the eastern US will continue for the next several days and it will get worse before it gets better. Low pressure will form over the Gulf region by the weekend, and it’ll then head northeastward to the western Atlantic off the Carolina coastline. On its back side, strong N-NW winds will form by the weekend around here and a bitter cold Arctic air outbreak will reach way down to the southeastern states.
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While the eastern states suffer through Arctic cold, the western half of the nation will continue to experience relatively mild conditions. We’ll have moderately chilly conditions around here for the next few days and then it will become milder this weekend with highs likely to be well up in the 50’s on both days.
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The next few days will feature some of the coldest weather ever seen around here with overnight lows on Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night likely flirting with the zero degree mark in many spots. The last time Philly Airport (PHL) officially recorded a below zero temperature was in January of 1994. This 3-day bitter cold spell will likely produce some record low temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as some record low high temperatures, and wind chills will be persistently below zero.
In addition to the bitter cold, there is the chance of an impact here this weekend by what looks like will become a powerful storm system somewhere near the eastern seaboard. This system will undergo dramatic intensification as it moves from the Outer Banks region to the western Atlantic Ocean and questions remain as to its ultimate path. The closer it comes to the coast, the bigger the impact in the I-95 corridor…the best chance for significant impacts as it stands right now will be along coastal sections of New Jersey/Delmarva Peninsula…stay tuned.
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The next few days will feature some of the coldest weather ever seen around here with overnight lows on Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night likely in the lower single digits in many spots. The last time Central Park officially recorded a below zero temperature was in February of 2016. This 3-day bitter cold spell will likely produce some record low temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as some record low high temperatures, and wind chills will be persistently below zero.
In addition to the bitter cold, there is the chance of an impact here this weekend by what looks like will become a powerful storm system somewhere near the eastern seaboard. This system will undergo dramatic intensification as it moves from the Outer Banks region to the western Atlantic Ocean and questions remain as to its ultimate path. The closer it comes to the coast, the bigger the impact in the I-95 corridor…the best chance for significant impacts as it stands right now will be along coastal sections of New Jersey/Delmarva Peninsula…stay tuned.
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In the wake of the major weekend winter storm, a very cold weather pattern has set up across the eastern states, and it looks like it’ll be quite a memorable stretch both in terms of magnitude and duration. A long-wave trough parked over the eastern US is allowing for the reinforcement of Arctic air masses with an especially bitter one coming to the Mid-Atlantic region for the second half of the week. Low temperatures on Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night are likely to flirt with the zero-degree mark in many locations and challenge low temperature records. In addition, there may be record low high temperatures later in the week with afternoon highs likely limited to the teens - even in the big cities.
In addition to the relentless bitter cold, it looks like a powerful storm system will form this weekend somewhere near the eastern seaboard. This system is likely to have its origins over the Gulf region and then push northeastward to near the east coast while intensifying dramatically. It is still too early to determine its ultimate path, but a close trek to the coast could indeed bring significant snowfall and strong winds to portions of the northeastern states.
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Our very cold weather pattern will continue right into the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and it looks like this stretch of cold will end up being quite memorable both in terms of magnitude and duration. There are going to be flirtations with the zero degree mark for overnight lows through the remainder of the week and likely to be some record low temperatures along the way as well as record low high temperatures. In addition to the prolonged bitter cold, there are strong signals for a powerful western Atlantic storm this weekend…questions remain as to whether this storm would be close enough to the coast to potentially have a big impact around here or just far enough away to minimize its effects…stay tuned.
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Our very cold weather pattern will continue right into the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and it looks like this stretch of cold will end up being quite memorable both in terms of magnitude and duration. There are going to be flirtations with the zero degree mark for overnight lows through the remainder of the week and likely to be some record low temperatures along the way as well as record low high temperatures. In addition to the prolonged bitter cold, there are strong signals for a powerful western Atlantic storm this weekend…questions remain as to whether this storm would be close enough to the coast to potentially have a big impact around here or just far enough away to minimize its effects…stay tuned.
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Our very cold weather pattern will continue right into the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and it looks like this stretch of cold will end up being quite memorable both in terms of magnitude and duration. There are going to be flirtations with the zero degree mark for overnight lows through the remainder of the week and likely to be some record low temperatures along the way as well as record low high temperatures. In addition to the prolonged bitter cold, there are strong signals for a powerful western Atlantic storm this weekend…questions remain as to whether this storm would be close enough to the coast to potentially have a big impact around here or just far enough away to minimize its effects…stay tuned.
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