A very active weather pattern continues across the nation today and will so for at least the next week or so. A powerful cold front is closing in on the east coast and it will be accompanied by showers and perhaps a few severe thunderstorms. In addition, the winds will become a major factor later today as they’ll gust to 50 mph in the DC-to-Philly-to NYC corridor following the frontal passage. Winds will stay strong tonight and Friday as a much colder-than-normal air mass pours into the Mid-Atlantic region. After a quieter day on Saturday, a major storm will take shape over the middle of the nation. This system will head towards the Great Lakes while a secondary low forms in the eastern US. The impact of this late weekend storm will be wide-ranging from accumulating snow in parts of the Upper Midwest to heavy rain in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday night and Monday to a potential widespread severe weather outbreak on Easter Sunday in the southern US extending from Texas/Louisiana to the Carolinas. Another cold air outbreak arrives in the eastern US next Tuesday and a rather sustained period of colder-than-normal weather can be expected through the remainder of April.
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A very active weather pattern will continue across much of the nation during the next week or two in part due to a continuation of cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These on-going cold air outbreaks from Canada will combine with increasingly warm and humid conditions across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation and it’ll increase chances for widespread severe weather outbreaks. A strong cold front will advance across the Great Lakes today and to the eastern seaboard with accompanying showers and perhaps a strong thunderstorm or two. Winds will increase markedly this afternoon with gusts possible to 50 mph and they'll stay very strong tonight and Friday. A major storm system is likely to form this weekend over the central US and it should take a northeast turn towards the Great Lakes region while a secondary system forms near the east coast. The result of this storm system could be heavy rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night and Monday. In addition, this storm is likely to result in accumulating snow across parts of the Upper Midwest, and perhaps a widespread severe weather outbreak in the southern US extending from Texas/Louisiana to the Carolinas on Easter Sunday.
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A very active weather pattern will continue across much of the nation during the next week or two in part due to a continuation of cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These on-going cold air outbreaks from Canada will combine with increasingly warm and humid conditions across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation and it’ll increase chances for widespread severe weather outbreaks.
Currently, a strong storm is swirling over southern California with heavy rainfall and by mid-day Thursday, a strong cold front will advance across the Great Lakes and to the eastern seaboard. Winds will increase markedly in the Mid-Atlantic/NE US from later tomorrow into Friday with damaging gusts possible. A major storm system is then likely to form this weekend over the central US and it should take a northeast turn towards the Great Lakes region while a secondary system forms near the east coast. The result of this Sunday/Monday storm system could be some heavy rainfall in the eastern US, accumulating snow across the Upper Midwest, and perhaps a widespread severe weather outbreak in the southern US extending from Texas/Louisiana to the Carolinas.
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A very active weather pattern is going to continue for the next week or two partly as a result of continuing cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These cold air outbreaks will combine with increasingly warm and humid air across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation and severe weather outbreaks are likely. In the short-term, a nearby frontal boundary zone will continue to keep it somewhat unsettled around here today with scattered showers and thunderstorms. On Thursday, a strong cold front will cross the region and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps even a strong thunderstorm. Winds will increase dramatically later tomorrow and they'll continue at strong levels tomorrow night and Friday - perhaps even with damaging wind gusts. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night and Monday and there is the potential for some heavy rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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A very active weather pattern is setting up for the next week or two partly as a result of continuing cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These cold air outbreaks will combine with increasing warmth and moisture across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation. In the short-term, a warm front will generate showers and thunderstorms in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from later today into Wednesday and some of the storms that form can be on the strong-to-severe side. A strong cold front will then drop southeastward across the area later Thursday and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps a strong thunderstorm, and increasing winds which will remain quite powerful on Thursday night and Friday. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region late in the weekend or by the early part of next and then another system could follow a few days later in this unfolding very active weather pattern.
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A very active weather pattern is setting up for the next week or two partly as a result of continuing cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These cold air outbreaks will combine with increasing warmth and moisture across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation. In the short-term, a warm front will generate showers and thunderstorms in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from later today into Wednesday and some of the storms that form can be on the strong-to-severe side. A strong cold front will then drop southeastward across the area later Thursday and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps a strong thunderstorm, and increasing winds which will remain quite strong on Thursday night and Friday as well. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region late in the weekend or by the early part of next and then another system could follow a few days later in this unfolding very active weather pattern.
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After a weekend with some clouds, the new work week will start off on a decent note with sunshine and mild conditions. The weather goes downhill overnight, however, as a weak frontal system approaches the area. Clouds will increase late tonight and showers are likely from tomorrow into Wednesday. A strong cold front will arrives late on Thursday and brings in colder air for Friday and Saturday.
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Conditions will remain unsettled around here today with a stiff wind and some clouds as strong low pressure spins southwestward over the western Atlantic Ocean. This low pressure system will finally make a permanent exit early this weekend and begin to move out over the open waters of the North Atlantic. As a result, it’ll become more settled around here on Saturday and Sunday and a warming trend will begin with some sunshine likely on both days. It’ll turn out to be quite a decent day on Monday with plenty of sunshine and quite mild conditions, but showers are likely to return to the area on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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Conditions will remain unsettled over the next couple of days because of the atmospheric roadblock that an offshore strong storm is going to encounter. Winds will increase noticeably today around here as the offshore storm intensifies and begins a loop back towards the NE US coastline. The increased winds will continue tonight and on Friday as well. This low pressure system is likely to finally make a true exit during the early part of the weekend into the open waters of the North Atlantic and this will lead to much more settled conditions on Saturday and Sunday with much milder temperatures going into the early part of next week. In fact, Monday is looking like a very nice day with sunshine and warm conditions.
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One thing a snow lover in the central and eastern US is rooting for during the wintertime is a “high-latitude blocking” pattern in the upper part of the atmosphere as it is often favorable for sustained cold air outbreaks and potentially accumulating snow. One way meteorologists can monitor the likelihood for this type of weather pattern is to track a teleconnection index known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). If this index falls into “negative” territory for a sustained period of time during the wintertime – a snow lover’s dream – it is often associated with sustained colder-than-normal weather in the eastern and central US and an increased chance for accumulating snow. Here we are now into the month of April and the largely absent “-NAO” pattern this winter season has finally arrived with “high-latitude blocking” likely for the next week or two across the northern latitudes. This may not lead to snow this time of year – although stranger things have happened – but it does signal the likely continuation of cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US through at least the middle of April.
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