9:00 AM | Snowstorm is winding down...Arctic air is firmly in place...next Arctic blast arrives on Monday and this one could be a record-breaker
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Clouds giving way to sunshine today, brutally cold with the continuation of blowing snow, very windy, temperatures holding nearly steady in the middle teens
Tonight
Incredibly cold with mostly clear skies and calmer winds, lows drop to between zero and five below
Saturday
Bitter cold start to the day, but then some noticeable modification, but still quite cold despite sunshine, highs in the middle 20’s
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, very cold, lows in the upper teens
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for some rain, ice and/or snow, upper 30’s
Monday
Partly sunny, becoming windy, rain showers early then snow showers possible, temperatures peak early near 40 degrees then drop during the day as the next Arctic invasion arrives; incredibly cold at night
Tuesday
One of the coldest days in years…brutally cold, windy with ineffective sunshine, temperatures could hold in the single digits, more incredible cold at night
Wednesday
Still very cold with some sunshine, low-to-mid 20’s
Discussion
Our snowstorm is winding down and Arctic air is now firmly entrenched in the region. Temperatures dropped to near 10 degrees overnight in some spots and will struggle hard just to climb into the middle teens - despite a full afternoon of sunshine. Wind chill values will be below zero at times today as winds gust up to 40 mph. Low temperatures tonight could fall to just below zero in spots as the winds calm down and clear skies combine with fresh snowpack to allow for great cooling conditions in this Arctic air mass.
After a very cold start on Saturday, noticeable modification will occur during the afternoon and Sunday will feature temperatures climbing through the 30’s although some rain, ice and/or snow is possible. Then the next Arctic blast arrives on Monday and this one looks even colder than the current air mass. In fact, there will be a widespread area of below zero readings in the early-to-middle of next week across the Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and below zero readings are even likely in the big cities along the I-95 corridor.