7:00 AM | A thaw for the weekend; stormy pattern for next week

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy skies, becoming milder, chance for a little bit of snow and/or sleet, highs near 40 degrees

Tonight

Mostly cloudy and quite cold, lows in the low 30’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy skies, even milder, low-to-mid 40’s

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, chilly, cannot rule out a rain or snow shower, mid 30’s

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for a couple of rain showers, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Mostly cloudy, colder, some snow possible, mid-to-upper 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, chance for some ice, snow and/or rain at night, mid-to-upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, breezy, milder with some rain likely, low 40’s

Discussion

A thaw will occur in the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend, but then a Sunday cold frontal passage will usher in moderately colder air for early next week. One storm system will slide by to our south on Monday possibly spreading some snow into the area by early in the day. A second system will have significant moisture associated with it as it arrives for Tuesday night and Wednesday. There will be cold air initially for that second storm, but warmer air is likely to move in as the surface low pressure pulls to our northwest. The end result may be a period of frozen precipitation (ice and/or snow) before a changeover to plain rain at mid-week. Following that second storm, colder air will flood the Mid-Atlantic region during the second half of next week. A third storm will then likely head towards the east coast at the end of next week or beginning of the weekend with the chance for snow or rain.

Video

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