7:00 AM | Nice Thanksgiving Day forecast, but much colder for the weekend and then more cold by the middle of next week

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, cool, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, lows in the low 30’s

Turkey Day

Mostly sunny, mild, upper 50’s

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, cold, mid 30’s

Friday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, near 60

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, much colder, mid 40’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, cold, low 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, still cold, upper 40’s

Discussion

Our decent weather pattern will continue right through Friday with some sunshine each day and high temperatures generally in the mid-to-upper 50’s. However, the weekend will turn out much colder as a strong cold front will whip through the region by early Saturday and this will usher in Arctic air for Saturday and Sunday. In fact, this cold air outbreak is likely to cause the first widespread, albeit short-lived, “lake-effect” snow event from late Friday night into Sunday for those locations downstream of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The chill modifies slightly early next week, but another widespread cold air outbreak is destined for the region from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic by the middle of next week.

Video

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