Dozens and dozens of daily low temperature records were set this morning in the eastern third of the nation and, in some cases, the all-time low temperature for the month of November was recorded. Monthly low temperature records are quite impressive since we haven’t even reached mid-month and most of these type of records would typically take place in the last week or so of the given month. In some spots, today’s record low isn’t the only one to take place in this cold pattern. For example, Central Park’s record low for today followed a record low set before midnight for yesterday and they broke a record on last Friday – the 3rd record low set in just the past several days.
Read More
After an unseasonably cold day on Tuesday, temperatures will moderate some later today after a very cold start, but will remain well below-normal for the middle of November. Temperatures yesterday were generally confined to the low and middle 30’s, but should be able to climb to the mid-to-upper 40’s later this afternoon. Low pressure will form over the Gulf of Mexico at the end of the week, but it appears its impact will be east of here over the Florida Peninsula and then up along the east coast.
Read More
The strong cold front representing the leading edge of a widespread Arctic air mass passed through the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor early this morning and temperatures have fallen into the 30’s from early day highs. Precipitation is being enhanced in the cold air behind the front as a strong jet streak aloft generates upward motion in the I-95 corridor. As a result, a changeover to snow is likely during the mid-day and early afternoon hours in the immediate DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor and this changeover to snow is likely all the way to coastal New Jersey and Delmarva. Some spots could receive small snow accumulations and as temperatures drop to near freezing later in the day, watch for the possibility of “black ice” on some roadways. Precipitation winds down later today and the cold will become the main story with record low temperatures in numerous Mid-Atlantic/NE US locations by early tomorrow. Widespread records were set earlier today from Texas to the Great Lakes with some stations recording their lowest temperature ever for the month of November and we are not even at the halfway point.
Read More
The passage of an Arctic cold frontal system has ushered in an unusually cold air mass for this time of year and temperatures by early tomorrow should be near the 20 degree mark in the region. Skies will clear today, but the winds will become quite strong and temperatures will be confined to the middle 30’s for afternoon highs. The unusual chill will stick around at mid-week, but some moderation is coming later in the week.
Read More
An Arctic cold frontal system will usher in another unusually cold air mass for this time of year and temperatures by early Wednesday should be near the 20 degree mark in general – way below normal for mid-November – and perhaps even in the upper teens in some locations. Rain showers should precede the arrival of the strong cold front and there is a chance that some flakes mix in as the colder air filters into the area. The unusual chill will stick around at mid-week, but some moderation is coming later in the week.
Read More
The first seven days of November have averaged more than 2.6ºC colder-than-normal across the nation and there is another very impressive cold air outbreak on the way for the eastern two-thirds. The first blast of much colder-than-normal air arrived in the Mid-Atlantic/NE US in the overnight hours and tonight will be the coldest so far this season. The next shot of Arctic air is already building up in Canada and it will reach the Northern Plains/Upper Midwest later in the weekend, cross the Great Lakes on Monday, and then into the Mid-Atlantic/NE US on Tuesday. This blast of Arctic air will not only spread out across a larger portion of the country compared to the initial shot, but it will be even colder. In fact, numerous daily low temperature records are likely to be set next week across the eastern two-thirds of the nation and there will likely be many sites recording their lowest temperatures ever for so early in the season.
Read More
An Arctic cold frontal system crossed the region yesterday and ushered in much cooler-than-normal air for the Tennessee Valley which is well below-normal for this time of year. Temperatures late tonight could bottom out in the upper 20’s which would be the coldest so far this season. Another cold blast will push into the central and eastern US early next week and this promises to be even colder than the current air mass.
Read More
An Arctic cold frontal system will cross the Plains today and help to generate showers in the local region and maybe an embedded thunderstorms. Showers can continue into the evening hours, but then clearing should take place, winds will pick up noticeably and it’ll turn much colder. The winds will continue on Friday and it’ll remain quite cold for this time of year with highs generally confined to the 40’s. Another cold blast will push into the central and eastern Us during the early part of next week.
Read More
The first five days of November have been colder-than-normal across a large part of the nation and there won’t be any let up for the eastern two-thirds of the nation through at least the middle part of the month. The next blast of cold air will reach the eastern states in the Thursday night/Friday morning time frame and then another shot comes by the early-to-middle parts of next week. Rain will accompany the arrival of the first cold frontal system later tomorrow into tomorrow night and it can even end as some snowflakes in parts of the I-95 corridor. Accumulating snow is likely late tomorrow night in far interior regions of the NE US from southwestern NY to northern Maine with the influx of the cold air. The Arctic frontal system arriving early-to-middle next week could feature the development of low pressure along its boundary zone and that puts rain-changing-to-snow on the table for the I-95 corridor.
Read More
November has started off much colder-than-normal across the nation and there won’t be any let up for the eastern 2/3rds of the nation into at least the middle part of the month. The cold start to the month follows a colder-than-normal October across the CONUS with more than twelve-hundred sites experiencing the lowest temperature ever in the month of October and, even-more impressive, many locations set their monthly record for the month as a whole. Multiple cold air outbreaks will ride along the polar jet stream during the next couple of weeks from the northern part of Canada to the eastern US with the first one arriving here in the Thursday night/Friday time frame and another next Monday.
Read More
