After a very mild start to the month of November in much of the eastern half of the nation, the weather has been primarily colder-than-normal during the last ten days or so. In fact, numerous low temperature records were set last week and earlier this week in what was an unusually widespread and severe cold air outbreak across much of the nation. Looking ahead, it looks like it’ll be seasonal or even warmer-than-normal in the central and eastern in coming days as we close out the month of November. Numerous signs, however, point to the return of a colder-than-normal weather pattern during the month of December. probably with sustained cold reaching the eastern US after the 7th or 8th.
Read More
The weather stays pretty tranquil around here through tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, and temperatures will be more seasonal with highs both days likely in the lower 50’s. A weak cool front can bring us showers on Friday with temperatures remaining on the moderate side. A low pressure system will likely generate more showers around around here from Saturday night into Sunday.
Read More
The weather stays pretty tranquil around here through Thanksgiving Day and temperatures will moderate after the cold start to the week. High pressure will dominate the scene into the day on Thursday and then one system can bring us a few showers on Friday and a second disturbance is likely to produce showers here from Saturday night into Sunday.
Read More
The week starts off very cold for this time of year with near record or record cold in some spots, but the unusual early season chill will ease a bit by the middle of the week. High pressure will push to the north of here during the next few days and then a low pressure system is likely to develop to our southwest by the end of the week or during the upcoming weekend.
Read More
Colder-than-normal weather will continue through the weekend after a reinforcing shot of Canadian air pushes into the eastern states later today. This frontal passage can bring afternoon and evening snow showers to the region possibly mixed with rain initially. There is even the chance for a heavier late day snow squall; especially, across some of the far northern and western suburbs. The core of the cold air mass will move overhead on Sunday likely making it the coldest day of the next few with temperatures struggling to escape the middle 30’s for afternoon highs. The unusual early season chill in the Mid-Atlantic will ease during the first half of next week.
Read More
Temperatures across most of the nation remain below-normal for this time of year and will continue to do so through the upcoming weekend. Accumulating snow is now falling in parts of the Rocky Mountain States and an intense Great Lakes snow event is just getting underway. In fact, the lake effect snow event that is just getting underway looks like it’ll be of long-duration possibly producing as much as 3-6 feet in places like Buffalo and Watertown of western New York State. Looking ahead, there are signs that after a milder first half of next week in the eastern states, the overall weather pattern could get interesting by the end of next week with a powerful coastal storm on the table…something to monitor in coming days.
Read More
The cold weather pattern will continue here right into the early part of next week as “reinforcements” head in this direction from central Canada. In fact, it turns even colder over the next few days and temperatures this weekend will struggle to escape the 30’s which is well below the normal highs in the middle 50’s. The winds will increase in intensify later today with gusts up to 30 mph or so and this will make it feel even colder than the actual air temperature and it’ll stay quite brisk on Friday and Saturday as well.
Read More
Temperatures across the nation this morning averaged out to an impressive reading of nearly 12 degrees (F) below-normal for mid-November and no state in the Lower 48 escaped the colder-than-normal chill. The first widespread snow event of the season took place late yesterday in the interior, higher elevation locations of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US with half of foot of snow recorded in some areas. The next few days will feature a “Great Lakes snow-making machine” that will be turned on in full force and the result may be several feet of snow in some downstream locations such as Buffalo and Watertown in western New York. The nationwide cold will continue right through the upcoming weekend.
Read More
Coastal low pressure will depart from southern New England today and chilly high pressure will begin to build into the region from our west. Temperatures will remain below-normal here at mid-week as they’ll climb towards the 50 degree mark for afternoon highs (normal high now at PHL is 56 degrees). Winds pick up on Thursday and It turns even colder with the arrival of a reinforcing cold air mass after a frontal passage. This next cold shot will keep temperatures far below-normal from tomorrow all the way from tomorrow into the early part of next week and temperatures this weekend temperatures will struggle to escape the 30’s for afternoon highs.
Read More
This “middle” week of the month of November could turn out to be one of the coldest in a long, long time for the nation as a whole with virtually coast-to-coast colder-than-normal weather conditions. There was a smattering of low temperature records set this morning across the central and western US and numerous records are likely to be set later this week and weekend; especially, across the central states where temperatures could drop to as much as thirty degrees below normal for this time of year.
In terms of snowfall in this unusual early season cold wave, it looks like the first widespread snow of the season will take place from later today into early Wednesday across interior, higher elevation sections of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US. Later this week, an intense Great Lakes snow event will kick into gear with paralyzing amounts of snow possible in some spots such as Buffalo and Watertown in western New York.
Read More
