7:00 AM | Cold air blasts into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend as strong storm forms off coast
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, cool, highs in the middle 50’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, cool, chance for rain showers late, lows by morning in the lower 40’s
Saturday
Cloudy, becoming windy and unseasonably chilly, rain showers at times, maybe even a period of steady rain, near 50 degrees
Saturday Night
Cloudy, windy, cold, chance for a lingering rain shower or two, possibly mixed with a few snowflakes, lows towards morning in the mid 30’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, windy, unseasonably cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
After an early start near the freezing mark, it'll be mostly sunny and stay quite chilly, but a bit milder than Sunday, low-to-mid 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, milder, low 60's
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, mild, low-to-mid 60’s
Discussion
A deep upper-level trough of low pressure will set up early this weekend in the Northeast US and the end result will be the development of a strong storm off the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Winds will increase noticeably around here tomorrow night and Sunday as the storm intensifies off the Mid-Atlantic coastline and then begins to move to the northeast. Rain showers will accompany the storm at times in this region from late tonight through Saturday evening and there could even be a period of steadier rain during the mid-day hours on Saturday. Also, it may get just cold enough tomorrow night for a few snowflakes to mix in as cold air floods into the region from the north. Sunday will feature the return of some sunshine to the Mid-Atlantic region, but the cold and wind will continue as high temperatures are generally held in the well-below normal 40’s. The best chance for a freeze around here from this upcoming cold blast will come "late Sunday night/early Monday morning" with lows expected at or just below the freezing mark in many locations and the period of "late Saturday night/early Sunday morning" won't be far behind with lows likely in the low-to-mid 30's. There will be a noticeable warm up in the Mid-Atlantic region by the middle of next week after the abnormally cold weekend.
Elsewhere, significant accumulations of snow are possible this weekend in mountainous regions to our southwest such as in eastern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina. Also, accumulating snow can fall later in the weekend across portions of Maine as the powerful storm exits off to the north and east. This weekend cold blast could end up setting records in parts of the Southeast US from the Carolinas-to-Florida as the upper-level low digs way down the coast and the cold air follows.
One final note - it is time once again to turn back the clocks this weekend.
Video
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