An extended and significant rain event is headed to the Mid-Atlantic region for the second half of the week. A cold front is slowly working its way through the region this morning, but it will stall out just off the east coast and this will set the stage for inclement weather over the next few days. Strong high pressure to the north will combine with a slow-moving and vigorous upper-level low to create wet conditions for an extended period of time in the Mid-Atlantic region. In fact, rain will threaten from tomorrow night right into the weekend as multiple low pressure areas ride along the stalled out frontal boundary zone.
Elsewhere, a tropical system headed westward towards the Caribbean Sea is likely to intensify into tropical storm status within the next couple of days. This system could then become a major hurricane over the weekend while in the Caribbean Sea region and all eyes in the Gulf of Mexico and eastern US will have to monitor this system closely over the next week to ten days (to be named Matthew).
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It looks like it’ll be a cool week in the Mid-Atlantic region with multiple chances for rain. High pressure that has been the anchor of our recent cool air mass will shift offshore today and a cold front will head our way from the Midwest. This front will generate showers in the region from late tonight into early Tuesday and then it’ll set the stage for more rainfall on Thursday and Friday as it stalls out just off the coastline. Multiple low pressure areas will ride along this stalled out frontal boundary zone later in the week and likely produce rainfall here on both Thursday and Friday.
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The coolest air mass of the season so far will be heading into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions this weekend and it’ll stay on the cool side right into the middle of next week. The normal high temperature in Central Park this time of year is around 73 degrees and we’ll spend a few days below that after a strong cold frontal passage early tomorrow. Sprawling and strong high pressure will anchor this cool air mass and dominate the weather scene in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic from this weekend into the middle part of next week.
Elsewhere, tropical depression Karl could impact Bermuda this weekend, but it looks like it’ll stay safely away from the US coastline as should Tropical Storm Lisa which is currently farther out in the open Atlantic. Amazingly, for the second year in a row, the Atlantic Ocean has had zero hurricanes in the period of September 3-22 which encompasses the climatological peak time of the Atlantic Basin tropical season and this kind of September quiet period is unprecedented in the record keeping era since 1851.
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High pressure will shift offshore by tomorrow and this positioning will keep us on the warm side for the next couple of days producing low-level southwesterly winds in the atmosphere on its backside. A strong cold front will slide through the area early in the weekend and its passage will usher in the coolest air of the season so far. Sprawling and strong high pressure will anchor this cool air mass and dominate the weather scene in the Northeast US from this weekend into the middle part of next week. Elsewhere, tropical depression Karl could impact Bermuda this weekend, but it looks like it’ll stay safely away from the US coastline as should Tropical Storm Lisa which is currently farther east than Karl and it should stay out in the open Atlantic.
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High pressure will spread into this part of the country over the next day or two and then it will shift offshore at the end of the week. A strong cold front will arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region early this weekend and the coolest air mass of the season so far will push in for the second half of the weekend and early part of next week.
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High pressure will build into the area over the next couple of days and sunshine will return following yesterday’s very wet start to the week. An area of clouds and showers associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Julia will spin just to our south over the next couple of days, but it shouldn’t make it this far north to impact our weather. Temperatures should climb to the 80’s during the remainder of the week, but a much cooler air mass - the coolest yet this season - will arrive for the latter part of the weekend and the early part of next week.
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A slow-moving cold front is still working its way through the I-95 corridor and tropical moisture will enhance rainfall amounts and generate some flooding downpours. A second cold front will slide through the area on Tuesday likely without any precipitation and it will be followed by building high pressure for the mid-week before shifting off the coast late in the week. Sunshine should rule from Tuesday through the work week with temperatures climbing each day to 80+ degrees for highs.
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It has been quite dry in the I-95 corridor in recent weeks and some decent rainfall would indeed be a welcome sight for many. In fact, we’ll have the best chance in several days to get some significant rainfall during the second half of the weekend and early part of next week as a cold frontal system slowly works its way through the area. In addition, Tropical Storm Julia continues to meander off the Southeast US coastline this morning and its moisture field can even interact with this approaching cold frontal system late this weekend and help to enhance the rainfall amounts along portions of the east coast. Today will be another rain-free day as we close out the work week with continued comfortable temperatures and the weekend will start off quite nice with some sunshine on Saturday before clouds roll in ahead of the frontal system.
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A strong cold front whipped through the region last night and today will turn out much cooler than yesterday with a touch of fall in the air. The refreshing conditions will continue tomorrow as well, and then we’ll get a bit above normal this weekend. A frontal system will approach on Saturday night and Sunday and the chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase - and we can certainly use some rain. In fact, some moisture from the tropical system in the Southeast US (“Julia”) could actually interact with the approaching frontal system and enhance rainfall amounts in our region.
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Today will feature the hottest temperatures of the week, but the noticeable warmup will be short-lived as a strong cold front whips through the region in the overnight hours. As a result, Thursday and Friday will be fall-like with afternoon temperatures generally confined to the comfortable 70’s. The frontal system will likely only generate a few isolated showers and thunderstorms later tonight in the immediate I-95 corridor and we’ll likely have to wait until Sunday or so before there is a chance for any decent rainfall in the area.
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