Strong high pressure centered over the Midwest will stay in control of our weather during the next few days with a chilly air mass in place. Temperatures for the next few days will be remain below-normal for the middle of October and there can be frost in the overnight hours in some suburban locations with lows down in the 30’s. It turns a bit milder at the end of the week and the weekend is looking quite comfortable with sunshine expected on both days. One other note, a comet will remain visible in the low western sky during each of the next few evenings assuming favorable sky conditions and a “dark enough” environment...look to the west about 45 minutes after sunset.
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A strong cold front passed through the region on Monday and ushered in the chilliest air mass of the season so far. Temperatures for the next few days will be well below-normal for the middle of October and there can be frost in the overnight hours in some suburban locations with lows down in the 30’s. It turns a bit milder by the end of the week and the weekend is looking quite comfortable with sunshine likely on both days.
One other note, a comet should continue to be visible in the low western sky during each of the next few evenings given favorable sky conditions and “dark enough” environmental conditions….rough time period for viewing is 6:55-7:15pm...wonder what the ”Over/Under” was on seeing the northern lights and a comet within a 5-day period?
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Last week, it was the northern lights and now - for another astronomical treat - a comet should be visible to the naked eye during the next week to ten days or so in the western sky after sunset. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has now exited the sun’s glare having come closest to the sun in late September. It made its closest approach to Earth this past Saturday, October 11th, passing about 44 million miles away. It is now rising a little bit higher each night in the western sky and remaining visible for a little bit longer period; however, it is also going to lose some its brightness with each passing day.
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A strong cold front that is trailing a low pressure system to our north will push through the region today and usher in the chilliest air mass of the season so far. Temperatures this afternoon will likely peak in the low-to-mid 60’s with a developing stiff NW wind developing and then they’ll likely be confined to the 50’s for highs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This chilly air outbreak will give way to milder conditions by the latter part of the week and beginning of the upcoming weekend.
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Temperatures will stay on the cool side today to end the work week, but then climb back into the middle 70’s on Saturday for afternoon highs with plenty of sunshine on both days. There can be a late day or evening shower on Sunday associated with a cold frontal passage that will usher in the chilliest air mass of the season so far for the first half of next week. In fact, there can be some snow early next week across portions of the interior, higher elevation Northeast US and the Great Lakes.
On another note, there was an explosion of auroras last night across the nation associated with the latest coronal mass ejection that was launched from the sun on Wednesday. Not only were the northern lights seen across the northern states last night, but observations came in from as far south as Alabama, Texas and Mississippi.
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High pressure stays in control through the end of the week and temperatures late tonight will drop to the lowest levels of the season so far in the Mid-Atlantic region. Overnight low temperatures in the lower 40’s are likely in some suburban locations and there can be some patchy frost for the first time in outlying areas. It turns warmer for the first half of the weekend and continued dry and then another cold frontal passage will usher in the coldest air mass so far this season for the first half of next week. One final note, Hurricane Milton came ashore last evening as a category 3 storm near the Siesta Key/Sarasota region of Florida’s Gulf coast and is now exiting off the east coast.
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A weak cool front will cross the region tonight and it’ll usher in a reinforcing cool air mass that sticks around for the next couple of days. In fact, the lowest temperatures of the season so far will take place in the late night hours with overnight lows in the lower 40’s. It’ll warm up slightly on Saturday with high pressure in control and temperatures climbing back into the 70’s, but another cold frontal passage will usher in cooler air for the second half of the upcoming weekend.
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A cold front pushed through the area yesterday paving the way for a dry and cool week across the Mid-Atlantic region. High pressure will control the weather for the next few days and there will be a reinforcing cold frontal passage on Wednesday night. High temperatures should generally be confined to the 60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s. The coldest night of the season so far could be on Thursday night with lows in the lower 40’s, but a few outlying locations spots could see the upper 30’s.
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A cold front will cross the area this morning and pave the way for a cool and dry rest of the week in the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures today can climb into the low-to-mid 70’s for afternoon highs and then will likely be confined to the 60’s for the rest of the week with overnight lows well down in the 40’s. In an instant classic on Sunday, the weather was spectacular in South Philly for the Phillies/Mets game and it should be dry and cool in NYC for games on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On the tropical scene, Milton is now a category 2 hurricane and is likely to intensify into a “major” hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico with a possible landfall on Wednesday afternoon somewhere along Florida’s west-central Gulf coast and perhaps right in the Tampa Bay region.
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Weak high pressure remains in control of the weather around here today with clouds and limited sunshine expected and then another weak cool front will pass through in the overnight hours…perhaps generating a shower or two. The frontal passage later tonight will pave the way for a nice weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of sunshine expected on both days. Another cool front will cross the area on Sunday night and Monday and this one will usher in a cool air mass with highs on Tuesday and Wednesday likely to be confined to the 60’s. Two other notes…a tropical system may form over the Gulf of Mexico by early next week with its highest chance of impact likely limited to Florida sometime later next week. Also, the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle, #25, will impact the Earth’s atmosphere later this weekend and the potential exists for widespread auroras.
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