Somewhat reminiscent of the storm that brought down the “SS Edmund Fitzgerald” in November 1975, a major storm will develop over Great Lakes this weekend and produce dangerous wind gusts in that area and winds here in the I-95 corridor could gust to 50 mph or so on Sunday behind the passage of a powerful cold front. This next cold shot will continue an overall colder-than-normal weather pattern for November that looks like it will stay intact to the end of the month with additional cold air outbreaks to follow. In fact, another cold air outbreak is likely to reach the Mid-Atlantic region at mid-week and result in a cold Turkey Day for the entire Northeast US.
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A strong cold front crossed the region yesterday and ushered in a cold air mass for this time of year, but temperatures will moderate tomorrow ahead of another strong cold frontal system. Showers are likely by tomorrow night as that next front arrives and winds will pick up noticeably by early Sunday. A very windy and cold day is in store for the region on Sunday with gusts to 45 mph and while Monday will remain on the cold side, the winds will be much calmer to start the new (short) work week. All in all, next week looks to be cold and dry with cold, breezy conditions expected on Turkey Day.
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A strong cold front will cross the region today and winds will pick up quite noticeably during the afternoon and early evening hours from a W-NW direction. Temperatures will climb into the mid-to-upper 50’s before the colder air arrives, but will then drop into the mid 30's by early tomorrow morning. After a cold day to end the work week, temperatures will rebound on Saturday ahead of the next Arctic front which will usher in another cold air mass for this time of year. The second half of the weekend will be cold and windy and it looks like Thanksgiving week will be mainly on the chilly side.
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High pressure will control our weather today and provide some sunshine for the area, but temperatures will remain below-normal for this time of year. Another strong cold front will cross the region early tomorrow and the winds will pick up noticeably during the afternoon and evening hours and we'll drop towards freezing by early Friday morning. After a cold Friday, temperatures will rebound a bit on Saturday ahead of the next Arctic front which will usher in another very cold air mass for this time of year to end the weekend and begin the new week.
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Temperatures for the rest of week will moderate some compared to the recent chill, but they’ll still be primarily below-normal for this time of year. Another serious shot of cold air looks likely to arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region by Sunday of the upcoming weekend and it appears that this overall colder-than-normal weather pattern will continue right through much of next week. The weekend Arctic blast is likely to result in an impressive “lake-effect” snow event for those areas in and around the still relatively warm Great Lakes. As cold Arctic air flows over the warmer waters of the Great Lakes, the lower atmosphere tends to destabilize and snow showers/squalls are likely to be the outcome in the typical “lake-effect” region of the Northeast US and Great Lakes – perhaps a snow shower can even make it into the I-95 corridor. Abnormal high pressure will settle into northern Canada by later in the weekend and this type of “high-latitude blocking” pattern will likely help to sustain the colder-than-normal conditions around here right through most or all of Thanksgiving week with a reinforcing shot of Arctic air possible just before Turkey Day.
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The unfolding weather pattern across North America over the next couple of weeks virtually assures a colder-than-normal month of November for the Mid-Atlantic region and a quick start to the winter season. An initial Arctic blast this past weekend resulted in numerous record low temperatures and it is increasingly likely that a second Arctic blast arrives in the Mid-Atlantic region by Sunday of the upcoming weekend. Beyond that, “high-latitude blocking” in the upper part of the atmosphere is likely to help keep much of the chilly air in place around here during much of Thanksgiving week.
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Low pressure near the Mid-Atlantic coastline is causing clouds around here this morning, but it’ll soon give way to building high pressure in the local region. Despite more in the way of sunshine during the next few days, it’ll stay below-normal for this time of year and then another strong cold front is destined to arrive here this weekend.
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An Arctic cold front blasted through the region last night and temperatures will be way below-normal in the Mid-Atlantic region for the next couple days. In fact, temperatures tomorrow morning will likely bottom out in the lower 20’s in many locations and low temperature records may be broken in some spots. This first Arctic blast of the season is liable to be followed by others later this month as “high-latitude blocking” sets up featuring abnormally high pressure over Greenland while at the same time an upper-level trough forms over the eastern US. This type of pattern could very well result in another blast of Arctic air for the Mid-Atlantic region by next weekend and then Thanksgiving week promises to be quite interesting with prospects for continued cold and perhaps even snow somewhere in the Northeast US.
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An Arctic cold front will arrive here tonight and the winds will pick noticeably as colder air begins to pour into the Mid-Atlantic region. This frontal passage will usher in the coldest air mass of the season so far for the end of the work week and beginning of the weekend and temperatures could bottom out in the lower 20’s by early Saturday morning. Overall conditions will be less harsh on Sunday and Monday, but it’ll remain colder-than-normal for this time of year and there could be some rain to start the new work week from low pressure near the Mid-Atlantic coastline. More cold air outbreaks are destined to follow later this month into the central and eastern US as a “high-latitude blocking” pattern develops way up north.
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A strong cold front will arrive here tomorrow night and usher in the coldest air mass of the season so far for Friday and Saturday. Temperatures should drop well down into the 20’s by early Saturday morning and will do no better than the lower 40’s for highs on both Friday and Saturday afternoons. Some modification in temperatures is likely by the early part of next week, but more cold air outbreaks are destined to follow later this month as a “high-latitude blocking” pattern develops way up north.
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