The overall pattern continues to feature dry, windy and unseasonably warm weather across the region with a prolonged risk of wildfire conditions. One brief change to the pattern will come later in the weekend as a cold frontal system will produce much cooler conditions and perhaps even some snow in the lower elevations...turns much warmer again next week.
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March is known for some wild swings in the weather, and this one looks like it will not disappoint. Temperatures peaked at record-breaking levels on Tuesday in the Mid-Atlantic region and included the earliest observation of 80 degrees in New York City’s Central Park. Severe weather broke out on Tuesday afternoon and evening across the Upper Midwest with tornadoes reported across parts of Illinois and Indiana and severe thunderstorms will be possible today from the Mid-Atlantic region and Ohio Valley to the Lower Mississippi Valley and again tornadoes will be on the table. A strong cold front pushes through the Mid-Atlantic region early Thursday and there is the chance that rain can mix with or change to snow in parts of the area by the late morning or midday hours following right on the heels of the record-breaking warmth…small accumulations of a coating to an inch or two cannot be ruled out.
Over the weekend, another strong cold front will enter the picture across the nation’s midsection with a widespread colder-than-normal air mass on its backside and charging to the south and east. A strong storm system is likely to form along the frontal boundary zone as upper-level support arrives, and the Great Lakes may end up with an all-out blizzard come late Sunday into Monday with plenty of snow and powerful winds. In fact, there can be accumulating snow and strong winds in this same Great Lakes region on Friday from a clipper-system and this would just be an appetizer for the potential late weekend blizzard. The widespread colder-than-normal air mass reaches the eastern states by late Monday and the 20’s and 30’s will be commonplace in the Mid-Atlantic region by the time we get to next Tuesday for afternoon highs...a far cry from the past couple of days. Looking ahead, as is often the case during the month of March, the early-to-mid week cold snap in the eastern states may change dramatically to much milder conditions by the end of next week and yes, this wild weather pattern can flip again with yet another widespread cold air outbreak later in the month.
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A significant severe weather threat exists for later today and tonight in the region from the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest and this risk which includes possible tornadoes will shift east later tomorrow to an area that extends from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic region. Numerous ingredients are coming together for this severe weather threat including a powerful surface cold front, warm and humid air in place, waves of energy aloft in both the northern and southern jet streams, and an incoming colder-than-normal air mass. After possible record-breaking warmth during the next two days in the Mid-Atlantic region, it’ll turn much cooler for Thursday and Friday following the passage of the strong cold front, and a widespread colder-than-normal air mass will push into the eastern states early next week.
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Today will again feature dry, breezy and very mild conditions across the region with afternoon high temperatures not far from the 70-degree mark. It does turn cooler for the mid-week, but only for a short time as temperatures will rebound back into the 70’s for the latter part of the week and strong winds will raise wildfire concerns.
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Today will again feature dry, breezy and mild conditions across the region, raising concern for wildfires, but big changes are on the way. There is the likelihood for a cold storm system from later Thursday night to Friday that can bring widespread snow to the area and much lower temperatures. It gradually turns milder during the weekend and early part of next week and we’ll likely see high temperatures close to 70 degrees on Monday following the limit of 40 degrees this Friday.
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A cool down today in the metro region following the passage of a cold front, but milder weather quickly returns on Wednesday and Thursday. There is the potential for a cold storm system from Thursday night into Friday that can bring widespread snow to the area.
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Warm weather will continue across the region during the next few days with afternoon high temperatures generally well up in the 60’s. Showers will threaten by the latter part of the weekend and into the early part of next week.
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Warmer weather has returned to the area and will stay well above normal right into the weekend. The wind will become a noticeable factor and can gust past 30 mph this afternoon.
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Winter weather returns to the region on Friday with the chance of PM snow and small accumulations are on the table. The weekend should turn out to be mostly dry and there will be a big-time warming trend next week with highs well up in the 60’s during the first half of next week.
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A very windy day is expected in the Denver metro region with gusts of 45 mph or so on the table raising the concerns for wildfires. It turns colder as we reach mid-week and the chance for some snow will be on the increase by the time we get to tomorrow night, Thursday and Friday.
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