7:00 AM | Arctic air in control today and there will be another blast arriving on Thursday - perhaps accompanied by snow
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, breezy, very cold, highs in the mid 20’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the mid-to-upper teens
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, not as cold, upper 30’s
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, snow or rain shower possible early, snow showers likely late, cold, upper 20’s
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, colder, some snow likely early, mid 20’s
Friday
Mostly sunny, brutal cold, low 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, not as cold, mid 30's
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for snow, near 30 degrees
Discussion
Arctic air plunged into the Mid-Atlantic region late yesterday and temperatures today will be confined to well below normal levels for this time of year. After some modification in temperatures on Wednesday, another Arctic cold front will arrive late Wednesday night/early Thursday and it is likely to be accompanied by some snow - perhaps on the order of a coating to an inch or two. Brutal cold Arctic air will follow that system for Thursday night and Friday along with bone-chilling winds.
Looking ahead, after a moderately cold day on Saturday, signs point to another possible snow event in much of the Mid-Atlantic region in the Sunday/Monday time frame of next week. Elsewhere, yesterday's storm produced the 5th largest snowfall ever in Chicago, the 3rd largest in Detroit, and let's just say Boston is off the charts. Another foot of snow in the Boston area on Monday pushed some accumulation totals to nearly 50 inches in less than a week (throw in a Super Bowl championship and it makes for an interesting week).