The first half of the week will be quite wet across the Mid-Atlantic region with a nearby frontal system and several waves of low pressure moving along the frontal boundary zone. There will be occasional showers today and the chance for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The chance for showers and storms will continue tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday as well. High pressure should follow on Thursday producing sunshine and slightly cooler conditions and then we’ll have to watch a coastal low at the end of the week which could skirt the region and produce additional showers.
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A cooler air mass will arrive in the region today following the passage of a strong cold front in the overnight hours and temperatures this afternoon will be confined to the 60’s for highs. Temperatures late tonight will drop into the lower 40’s which will be quite a change from the mid and upper 80’s that we experienced on Wednesday afternoon. While the cool down will be quite dramatic from the summer-like warmth at mid-week, the bigger story will be the winds which could gust to the 50-60 mph range later today and tonight – potentially resulting in downed limbs and power outages. The combination of a strong and intensifying low pressure system departing to our northeast and an approaching strong high pressure from the western Great Lakes will create an intense pressure gradient in the Mid-Atlantic region – and result in those potentially damaging wind gusts. The winds will die down later tomorrow and temperatures will climb noticeably from the chilly lower 40’s at the start of the weekend to the lower 80’s mark by later Sunday.
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The current warm spell in the Mid-Atlantic region that peaked on Wednesday afternoon will come to a halt with the passage of a strong cold frontal system in the early morning hours on Friday. A cooler air mass will arrive in the region on Friday and temperatures later tomorrow night will drop significantly into the lower 40’s for overnight lows – a far cry from the mid and upper 80’s experienced yesterday afternoon. While the cool down will be quite dramatic from the summer-like warmth on Wednesday, the bigger story will be the winds which could gust to the 50-60 mph range later tomorrow and tomorrow night – potentially resulting in downed limbs and scattered power outages.
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Clouds will be prevalent today and tonight as a cold front slowly presses our way from the Great Lakes region and there will be a chance of showers, maybe even a strong thunderstorm or two. Temperatures will again climb to above-normal levels, but it won’t be quite as unseasonably warm as it was on Wednesday afternoon when temperatures peaked way up in the mid-to-upper 80’s. The front will slide through early tomorrow and it’ll usher in a cooler air mass for tomorrow night and Saturday, but the bigger story will be the winds. Gusts of 50+ mph are likely on Friday and Friday night as the pressure gradient intensifies between the departing low pressure system and an approaching strong high pressure.
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Today will likely turn out to be the warmest day of the week with high temperatures this afternoon in the mid-to-upper 80’s – well above-normal for this time of year. Clouds will be prevalent tonight and on Thursday and there is a shower threat as the unseasonably warm conditions continue and maybe even a strong thunderstorm or two. A cold front passes through the region early Friday and it could bring us some showers with cooler air to follow the frontal passage as we begin the upcoming weekend. Sunshine is likely on both weekend days and temperatures will trend upwards to comfortably warm levels by Sunday afternoon.
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The week started off on the cool side of normal, but a big time warm up begins in earnest today with temperatures likely to reach the lower 80’s this afternoon. It turns even warmer on Wednesday with temperatures reaching the middle 80’s and it’ll stay well above normal on Thursday as well in the DC metro region. A west-to-east moving cold front will arrive on Friday and its passage will usher in cooler air for the upcoming weekend.
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The week will start off on the chilly side on the backside of a cold front which passed through the region during the weekend. A big warm up will begin on Tuesday with temperatures jumping to the 80's then and then well into the 80's for Wednesday and Thursday. This warm up will be somewhat short-lived as a cold front will bring cooler air here by the weekend.
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After an unusually cold start to the day, sunshine will boost temperatures into the 60’s by later in the afternoon, but there will continue to be some gusty winds around the region. After a mainly clear and chilly night, clouds will increase on Saturday as low pressure heads this way from the south-central states and rain is likely from late tomorrow into early Sunday. Looking ahead to next week, a big time warm up is on the way for the eastern states as strong high pressure aloft will build eastward. Temperatures will likely climb well into the 70’s by Tuesday afternoon in the DC metro region and could very well reach the low-to-mid 80’s by mid-week.
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Temperatures dropped to the freezing mark in many spots along the I-95 corridor region of the Mid-Atlantic earlier this morning and there will be one more unusually cold night to deal with in the DC, Philly and NYC metro regions. The abnormal cold this morning was widespread across the nation with record or near record lows extending from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountain States. There will be a noticeable modification in temperatures on Friday in the Mid-Atlantic and the weekend should turn out to be seasonably mild, but rain will dampen the scene from late Saturday into early Sunday. Looking ahead, a big time warm up is coming to the eastern US later next week and 80+ degrees will be on the table in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Today will be a windy and unseasonably chilly day in the DC metro region despite some sunshine. The much colder-than-normal conditions will continue through tonight, but then temperatures will modify noticeably tomorrow afternoon and it’ll remain seasonably mild this upcoming weekend. Strong low pressure will bring more rainfall to the area on Saturday night and early Sunday and this system will be followed by a cool air mass for the beginning part of next week. Later next week, a big time warm up is likely in the eastern states as strong high pressure ridging builds eastward and 80+ degrees is on the table in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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