7:00 AM | **Some wild weather between late today and tomorrow morning that will include a dramatic plunge in temperatures, snow showers and possible damaging wind gusts**

6-Day Forecast

Today

Cloudy and very mild today with occasional showers during the afternoon and a possible thunderstorm at the end of the day, any storm that forms can contain damaging wind gusts and brief heavy rainfall, temperatures climb to the upper 50's

Tonight

Rain showers and a possible strong thunderstorm early then becoming sharply colder late tonight with howling winds and snow showers, winds can gust up to 50 mph or so after midnight, the rapid drop in temperatures to below freezing late tonight could generate some icy spots on roadways, lows by morning not far from 20 degrees

Thursday

A snow shower or two possible in the morning; otherwise, partial sunshine, very windy and cold for this time of year, wind gusts could reach 40 mph or so, temperatures held to the mid-to-upper 20's for highs

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, brisk and very cold, upper teens

Friday

Mostly sunny, not nearly as cold, low 40’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, milder, low-to-mid 50’s

Sunday

Increasing clouds, colder, low 40’s

Monday

Cloudy, cold, chance for snow, mid-to-upper 30’s

Discussion

Some wild weather is in store for the region between late today and early tomorrow morning that will include spring-like warmth, rain, possible strong thunderstorms, damaging wind gusts, plunging overnight temperatures, and snow showers. Showers will break out later today as low pressure intensifies rapidly on its way to Pennsylvania and this storm will push an intense cold front towards the NYC metro region. Temperatures will spike ahead of the front and a line of strong thunderstorms is likely to form by late in the afternoon as the frontal system approaches the I-95 corridor. Any storm that develops later today can contain damaging wind gusts and brief heavy rainfall. In fact, unstable atmospheric conditions later today could warrant tornado watches to be implemented by NOAA for parts of the Mid-Atlantic region; especially, south of the PA/MD border.

Once the front clears the region later this evening, temperatures will plunge and rain showers will changeover to snow showers. While little or no snow accumulation is expected, some icy spots can form on roadways as temperatures nose-dive to below freezing levels in the overnight hours. Winds will howl late tonight and tomorrow from a northwesterly direction with gusts possible of up to 50 mph through the night and up to 40 mph for much of the day on Thursday. Temperatures tomorrow will be held in the mid and upper 20's for highs - rather amazingly low levels for this time of year - despite the return of sunshine. Looking ahead, after a mild start to the weekend, colder air will move into the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday. At the same time, moisture will be building in the Southeast U.S. and snow is indeed a threat around here in the Sunday night/Monday time frame.

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