7:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow on Tuesday...brutally cold Wednesday night/Thursday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, windy, much colder than yesterday, flurries possible at times, temperatures holding steady or even slowly dropping along with much lower wind chills
Tonight
Thickening clouds, very cold, lows by morning near 20 degrees
Tuesday
Cloudy, cold, periods of snow, small accumulations likely on the order of an inch or two, upper 20's
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, quite cold, some lingering snow showers possible early, near 20 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy, very cold, snow showers likely, mid 20’s; single digits for overnight lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, brutally cold, upper teens for highs
Friday
Partly sunny, still very cold, but not as severe, snow showers possible, near 30 degrees
Saturday
Mostly sunny, quite cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
Much colder air has moved into the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of a strong Arctic cold front, and even colder air is destined to arrive here at mid-week following the passage of a couple of “clipper-type" low pressure systems. Winds will be strong today as Arctic air pours into the region and the Great Lakes "lake-effect" snow machine is up and running in full force and it could even generate flurries as far south and east as the I-95 corridor. Temperatures will hold steady or even fall slowly through the day along with much lower wind chills.
A fast-moving low pressure system will spread snow into the metro region on Tuesday with small accumulations likely all along the I-95 corridor from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC. Another "clipper" system will generate snow showers in the region on Wednesday and then the coldest air yet this season will arrive for Wednesday night and Thursday. Single digits are likely for lows all along the I-95 corridor by early Thursday and the brutally cold conditions will continue throughout the day despite some sunshine. Yet another "clipper" will spread more snow into the Northeast US on Friday, but its main precipitation field will likely be a bit farther to the north compared to the Tuesday and Wednesday events limiting our chances for snow shower activity around here as we close out the work week, but we'll continue to monitor it.
Video
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