7:00 AM | Very mild conditions today and on Wednesday, but then there will be a quick and brutal shot of cold air for late Wednesday night and Thursday; rain should end as snow showers late tomorrow night/early Thursday as the colder air pours into the region
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, very mild and well above normal for this time of year, highs near 60 degrees (normal high is now 51 degrees)
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, lows near 40 degrees
Wednesday
Cloudy, breezy, occasional showers; especially, during the afternoon hours, maybe a strong PM thunderstorm, still quite mild, upper 50's
Wednesday Night
Occasional rain showers early, maybe a thunderstorm, snow showers late with plunging temperatures and strong winds up to 40 mph, little or no snow accumulations expected, but some icy spots may form due to the sharply dropping temperatures, lows by morning near 20 degrees
Thursday
Morning snow showers possible; otherwise, partial sunshine with howling winds up to 40 mph, bitter cold for this time of year, highs struggle to reach 30 degrees
Friday
Mostly sunny, not nearly as cold, mid 40’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, milder, maybe a shower, low-to-mid 50’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, colder, upper 40’s
Discussion
Temperatures will climb to the 60 degree mark today and will stay quite mild on Wednesday as well. Strong low pressure will move from the Ohio Valley on Wednesday to right over Pennsylvania on its way to the Northeast U.S. coastline by early Thursday. This track is one that will keep the I-95 corridor on the mild side of the storm while we are on its front side, but once the low pulls away to our northeast, colder air will rush in behind a powerful cold frontal system and the rain is likely to change to snow snowers late tomorrow night and early Thursday. While little or no snow accumulation is expected in this area, there can be some icy spots late tomorrow night and early Thursday as temperatures will plunge to way below freezing by early morning. Significant snow from this upcoming storm will occur well north of here in upstate New York and interior New England where more than a foot can accumulate by later Thursday. Very cold conditions on Thursday around here will be accompanied by strong N-NW winds of up to 40 mph or so, and, despite some sunshine, temperatures will struggle to reach 30 degrees - way below the norm for this time of year. A quick modification in temperatures; however, will occur as we close out the work week and after a mild start to the weekend, temperatures will then trend downward early next week.
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