After a cold frontal passage in the overnight hours, the pressure gradient between the departing low and an incoming high pressure system will tighten today and the result here will be increasingly strong winds from a west-to-northwest direction...gusting to 45 mph or so. A secondary cold front will pass through the area this evening and it will usher in a chilly air mass for the mid-week with temperatures below-normal for the middle of April. It does warm up rather quickly later in the week and the first half of the weekend is likely to feature high temperatures in the upper 70’s although showers may be a threat on Saturday with an approaching cold frontal system.
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We’re not quite done yet with the cold air intrusions into the northeastern part of the nation and the next strong cold front can produce some strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity tonight in portions of the southern Mid-Atlantic region with downpours, vivid lightning and damaging wind gusts on the table. Following the passage of a strong cold front, the winds will become a big factor on Tuesday and Tuesday night with gusts of 40 mph or so from a west-to-northwest direction. The risk of severe weather will increase this weekend across the nation’s mid-section as another clash develops between incoming cold, dry air to the west and warm, humid air to the east.
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After a chilly and unsettled start to the weekend, high pressure edged back into the region on Sunday and this system shifts offshore later today and a warm front will lift through the area. A strong cold front then pushes across the region from later tonight into early Tuesday and a secondary cold front crosses on Tuesday night. Winds will become a noticeable factor on Tuesday following the initial frontal passage with gusts to 35 mph or so on the table from a west-to-northwest direction. It turns much cooler at mid-week with temperatures back to well below-normal levels, but much milder weather returns for the late week and especially for the beginning of the upcoming weekend.
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Wet and unsettled weather will stick around in the Mid-Atlantic region through the first half of the weekend and the colder-than-normal temperatures will remain as well. Waves of low pressure will produce occasional showers here this morning and then steadier, heavier rain from this afternoon into Saturday and total amounts can reach an inch or more which is welcome news in the still somewhat dry Mid-Atlantic region. High pressure will resume control later in the weekend and it should turn milder early next week; however, another strong cold front will usher in a chilly air mass on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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An extended period of wet and unsettled weather is coming to the Mid-Atlantic region and the colder-than-normal temperature pattern will continue as well. Waves of low pressure will produce occasional showers here from late today into tonight and periods of rain are likely on Friday and Saturday. High pressure will try to resume control later in the weekend and it should turn milder early next week; however, another strong cold front will usher in a chilly air mass by the middle of next week.
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After a dry, chilly day here at mid-week, a slow-moving low pressure system will push into the eastern states keeping it unsettled around here from tomorrow into the upcoming weekend. Clouds will increase later tonight and there will be a chance of showers on Thursday followed by additional chances for rain from Friday into Saturday. High pressure returns for the second half of the weekend and early part of next week providing us with dry and increasingly warmer conditions.
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A strong cold front came through the region last night and it has ushered into the Mid-Atlantic region an unseasonably cold air mass for this time of year with its origins up in the Arctic region. Temperatures today will do no better than the upper 40’s for afternoon highs and there will be a strong NW wind producing much lower wind chill values. Temperatures are likely to drop to below-freezing later tonight bottoming out in the mid-to-upper 20’s across many suburban locations. With high pressure in control at mid-week, there should be plenty of sunshine on Wednesday; however, temperatures will remain below-normal throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
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A cold front came through the region last night and low pressure has tracked along it into the northeastern part of the nation bringing with it occasional shower activity. A secondary cold front pushes through late tonight and it will usher in an unusually cold air mass to the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures are going to fall to the low-to-mid 30’s late tonight and to the upper 20’s late Tuesday night following the passage of the secondary cold front.
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The weather remains unsettled right through the upcoming weekend with a series of frontal systems producing occasional rain, heavy at times, and a few more strong thunderstorms can mix into the picture. The weather turns colder early next week with an initial cold frontal passage on Sunday night and then a secondary on Monday night. Temperatures are likely to drop to or slightly below the freezing mark on Tuesday night during this upcoming early April cold snap.
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Temperatures should surge today following the overnight passage of a warm frontal system with highs this afternoon near 70 degrees. This warm front (and additional fronts) will keep it unsettled around here from today through the upcoming weekend with occasional showers and maybe a few thunderstorms mixed into the picture. Looking ahead, a colder-than-normal air mass arrives in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US on Monday and it looks like the first half of next week will feature below-normal temperatures for this time of year with near-freezing conditions likely on Tuesday night.
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