7:00 AM | Much cooler today with strong NW winds; another night with lows not far from the freezing mark
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly-to-mostly sunny, windy and much cooler than yesterday, gusts up to 40 mph or so, highs in the upper 50’s
Tonight
Mostly clear, breezy and downright cold, lows not far from freezing by morning with possible patchy frost late
Thursday
Mostly sunny, still quite breezy and on the cool side, low 60’s
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, chilly, upper 30’s
Friday
Mostly cloudy, breezy, milder, chance for a few showers, mid-to-upper 60’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, breezy, mild, maybe a shower, upper 60’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, breezy, cooler, low 60's
Monday
Increasing clouds, cool, chance for showers at night, low 60’s
Discussion
The big weather story of the day will be the strong NW winds that can gust up to 40 mph or so at times. These winds will flood the Mid-Atlantic region with a much cooler air mass compared to yesterday following the passage of a strong cold frontal system late yesterday that brought with it numerous showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will hold in the 50’s this afternoon despite some sunshine along with those stiff NW winds and low temperatures by early tomorrow morning will once again approach the freezing mark in many areas. It’ll continue on the cool side on Thursday, but milder conditions are likely at the end of the work week and during the beginning of the upcoming weekend before it turns cooler again early next week.
Looking ahead and to put it simply - next week is looking ugly. A large-scale upper level trough will set up shop in the eastern U.S. by the middle-to-latter part of next week and this will lead to an extended period of cool and unsettled weather with the threat for rain over several days. In fact, it'll likely be cold enough later next week in parts of the central/northern Plains and Upper Midwest for some more late season snow to fall in those areas during next week's cool and unsettled weather pattern.
Video
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