All systems are go for a significant pattern change in the central and eastern US beginning next week and this change to colder-than-normal looks like it will have some staying power. In fact, an on-going stratospheric warming event suggests the upcoming pattern change to colder-than-normal can last all the way into the middle of March in the eastern half of the country. The front-end of this transition in the overall pattern is likely to come with a strong storm system in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US during the first half of next week. There will be a lack of cold air at the onset of this storm system which is likely to limit the chances of accumulating snow in the immediate I-95 corridor; however, significant snow will be on the table for interior, higher elevation locations of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US. If this early week system fails to produce snow in the I-95 corridor, snow lovers should be happy to hear that other threats are quite likely down the road given the upcoming significant pattern change. Indeed, one such threat could take place during the President’s Day weekend.
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It stays chilly around here for the next couple of days, but milder weather is coming to end the work week and begin the weekend. Highs today will generally be near the 50 degree mark, near 60 degrees on Thursday and then 60+ degrees for Friday and Saturday. The very mild conditions on Saturday with highs in the 60’s will come about despite plenty of clouds and likely shower activity. There will be a transition early next week to a colder weather pattern and low pressure is likely to bring some rain and/or snow to the Mid-Atlantic region from later Monday into Tuesday.
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Temperatures will be well above-normal in the central US during the next couple of days and this warm-up will extend to the eastern US this Friday and Saturday. However, a pattern change to colder-than-normal weather begins next week in the central and eastern US and this change looks like it will have some staying power. Numerous teleconnection indices point to a significant change in the overall pattern that indeed could last into March and recurring stratospheric warming supports the idea. As far as storm threats are concerned, signs are increasing for low pressure to push into the Mid-Atlantic region early next week on the front-end of this pattern transition. While there will be no cold air established on the front-end, it is possible that cold air can get wrapped into the system depending on its track so accumulating snow cannot be ruled out.
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High pressure will remain in control of the weather around here for the next several days. As the high pushes off the coast later in the week, milder air will transition from the central states to the eastern US and temperatures here can peak in the low-to-mid 60’s by the first half of the upcoming weekend. It does begin to transition to a colder pattern early next week and there may be low pressure to deal with at the front-end of this transition in the overall temperature pattern.
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Temperatures will climb to well above-normal levels in the central US during the next couple of days and then in the eastern US this Friday and Saturday. However, a pattern change to colder-than-normal begins next week in the central and eastern US and this change looks like it will have some staying power. Numerous teleconnection indices point to an upcoming change in the temperature pattern and an on-going stratospheric warming event supports the idea.
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Widespread high pressure sits over the eastern US as we begin the new work week and it’ll be in control of the weather for much of the week. Low pressure will meander around over the western Atlantic for the next few days, but it’s impact around here should be minimal. The high slides off the east coast late in the week and low pressure will head into the Great Lakes region resulting in very mild weather here to start the upcoming weekend.
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A cold front is pushing through the region this morning and high pressure will build in for later today and the upcoming weekend. After an isolated early day shower, dry conditions should prevail from later today through the upcoming weekend. In fact, there should finally be a decent amount of sunshine on back-to-back days this weekend for the first time in quite awhile. Elsewhere, a powerful storm system will slide all the way across the southern states this weekend after pounding California, and then it will hang out for awhile over the western Atlantic Ocean. A second storm system arrives along the US west coast later this weekend and it’ll produce additional heavy rainfall for the Golden State and lots of interior snows.
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A cold front will push through the area from late tonight into early Friday and it is likely to generate scattered rain shower activity in the region. High pressure will then push in for the weekend and we should finally get genuine sunshine on back-to-back days for the first time in quite awhile along with seasonably chilly conditions.
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A weak clipper system is tracking to our southwest this morning and high pressure will edge into the area later this afternoon…end result…a continuation of our recent cloudy weather pattern and there can be a bit of drizzle or flurries at times. There will be a weak cold front coming through later tomorrow night into early Friday with a couple of rain showers possible before a new high pressure system takes over for the weekend.
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High pressure will remain in control of the weather in the Mid-Atlantic region into tonight with dry conditions and then a weak “clipper” could produce a couple of rain and/or snow showers later night into early Wednesday. High pressure will then resume control for later Wednesday and Thursday and a weak front can generate a couple of showers on Friday morning.
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