7:00 AM | Unsettled weather later this weekend into Monday...rain showers should evolve into a wintry mix and then all snow...bitter cold outlook for the end of next week and beyond

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, blustery, very cold, highs in the low-to-mid 20’s with lower wind chills

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, cold, lows in the lower 20’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, milder, snow showers possible, mid 30’s

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for snow or rain showers, low 30's

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for rain showers, near 40 degrees

Monday

Mostly cloudy, colder, a wintry mix becomes all snow with minor-to-moderate accumulations possible, low 30's

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, cold, low 30’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cold, near 30 degrees

Discussion

Single digit temperatures were quite prevalent early this morning in N and W suburban locations up and down the I-95 corridor (e.g., Dulles Airport, VA at 9 degrees, Pottstown, PA at 6 degrees). In fact, temperatures reached zero or below this morning in many locations across upstate Pennsylvania (e.g., State College at 0 degrees, -12 degrees at Bradford, PA). This entrenched Arctic cold will keep temperatures well below normal today to close out the work week, but there will be a noticeable modification in temperatures on Saturday. It'll remain relatively mild on Sunday as well, but then colder air will trickle in during the Sunday night and Monday time period. As a result, rain showers on Sunday in the I-95 corridor could evolve into a wintry mix by late Sunday night or Monday and there can even be a changeover to all snow as the new work week begins. Looking ahead, it looks like an incredibly cold air mass will arrive in the Northeast US late next week and the 7-days centered around the middle of the month could turn out to be one of the coldest weeks around here in a long, long time.

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