A powerful storm system that will produce blizzard conditions across the Midwest and Great Lakes will the Mid-Atlantic region more heavy rain and strong winds from late today into early Saturday. Given the already well saturated grounds from recent heavy rain, localized flooding is likely to become an issue with the coming rainfall and with the strong winds expected, isolated power outages are a possibility. Colder air will follow this storm for the second half of the weekend and for much of next week as well. Low pressure may intensify off the east coast in the early-to-middle part of next week and that could result in some accumulating snow for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor, but details still need to be ironed out. There is also a second threat of snow for us late next week and that one could be followed by an Arctic blast into the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Another major storm system is headed towards the Great Lakes and it will impact the Tennessee Valley today and tonight with some heavy rainfall and winds that can gust to 50 mph. On the heels of this storm, much colder air will push south and east across the middle of the nation and reach us later this weekend and it removes quite cold through the early part of next week.
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A powerful storm system that will produce blizzard conditions across the Midwest and Great Lakes will the Mid-Atlantic region more heavy rain and strong winds from early tonight into early Saturday. Given the already well saturated grounds from recent heavy rain, localized flooding is likely to become an issue with the coming rainfall and with the strong winds expected, isolated power outages are a possibility. Colder air will follow this storm for the second half of the weekend and for much of next week as well. Low pressure may intensify off the east coast in the early-to-middle part of next week and that could result in some accumulating snow for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor, but details still need to be ironed out. There is also a second threat of snow for us late next week and that one could be followed by an Arctic blast into the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Arctic air is now sliding into the northern US from western Canada and this cold air outbreak will likely become big weather news in coming days as it spreads across the nation. Indeed, the Arctic air will push all the way south to the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of Texas over the next few days and much colder air will advance eastward to the east coast by the end of the upcoming weekend. Another big weather story will be the next powerful storm system that will generate a blizzard for much of the Midwest and Great Lakes region and more heavy rain and strong winds for the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US. The large storm and intense cold will indeed play a role in NFL playoff games this weekend with Kansas City likely near 0 degrees at game time on Saturday evening and Buffalo’s game on Sunday afternoon could feature heavy lake-effect snow bands and very high winds.
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Another powerful storm system can bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday night and this next system will usher in much colder air for the second half of the upcoming weekend and it looks rather cold for much of next week as well. There are signs that a storm may intensify just off the east coast early-to-middle next week and with the expected late weekend influx of much colder air, accumulating snow may be on the table for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Indeed, there may be a second threat for snow in the I-95 corridor at the end of week with the possible influx of another Arctic air mass for the weekend of the 20th/21st.
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Another powerful storm system can bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday night and this next system will usher in much colder air for the second half of the upcoming weekend and it looks rather cold for much of next week as well. There are signs that a storm may intensify just off the east coast early-to-middle next week and with the expected late weekend influx of much colder air, accumulating snow may be on the table for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Indeed, there may be a second threat for snow in the I-95 corridor at the end of week with the possible influx of another Arctic air mass for the weekend of the 20th/21st.
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Another major storm system that is headed towards the Great Lakes will impact the Tennessee Valley from later tonight through tomorrow night. This system like the prior can bring powerful winds to the area as well as some heavy rainfall. It turns colder on Saturday following the passage of this system and then Arctic air will make inroads into the southeastern part of the country by early next week and we could see overnight lows in the single digits.
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Intensely cold air is dropping out of western Canada and into the northern US and it will push into Colorado for the weekend. Temperatures today will peak in the 20’s today and then the 30’s on Friday, but they will be hard pressed to escape single digits on both Saturday and Sunday. Low temperatures this weekend are very likely to drop to well below zero and adding more in the way of discomfort, there will be chances for snow each day this weekend and winds will be strong creating dangerously low wind chill values.
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As one powerful storm exits towards southeastern Canada, another system is gathering strength over the western US and it will become a powerhouse by Friday evening over the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes. This next strong storm will generate blizzard conditions over much of the Midwest and Great Lakes region from later Friday into Saturday and it’ll produce more heavy rain and strong winds for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. Meanwhile, there has been a buildup of intense cold air over western Canada in recent days and it is now slipping south and east and into the US. This late week/weekend major storm system will actually help in its advance to the south and east and much colder air will work its way all the way to the eastern seaboard by the second half of the weekend. As it turns out, there are signs that a storm may intensify early next week somewhere near the east coast and with the expected late weekend influx of much colder air, accumulating snow may be on the table this time for the big cities along the I-95 corridor.
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In August of 2017 America went crazy for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse on US soil since 1918 and it provided a great opportunity for scientists and all sky watchers. What was referred to as “The Great American Solar Eclipse” took place on August 21st, 2017 when the moon passed between the sun and earth. Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but generally cast their shadows over oceans or remote land masses. If you missed the 2017 total solar eclipse or it turned out to be cloudy in your particular area then there will be another opportunity in just under three months from now on Monday, April 8th, 2024. This time the Moon's dark shadow, about 115 miles wide, will cross Mexico, sweep northeast from Texas to Maine, and then darken the Canadian Maritimes.
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