Last winter was generally warmer-than-normal in the Mid-Atlantic region with below-normal snowfall and 2024 began with a rather strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean. However, those warmer-than-normal water temperatures have since flipped to below-normal and this upcoming winter season is quite likely to feature weak La Nina (colder-than-normal) conditions. Typically, La Nina winters feature a more active polar jet stream that helps to transport cold air masses from northwestern Canada into the Northern Plains while, at the same time, much of the southern US often experiences warmer and drier conditions. La Nina winters are somewhat random in the Mid-Atlantic region with respect to temperatures and precipitation with some years featuring more snow than normal and others less.
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The World Series begins on Friday night, October 25th, in Los Angeles, California between the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The weather will likely not be much of a factor for Games 1 and 2 with dry and warm conditions expected in southern California and daytime highs not far from 80 degrees. The World Series could end as late as November 2nd this year if all seven games are required to determine a champion. With the extra playoff round added a few years ago, a November finish to the baseball season is going to be more common and the weather can certainly be impactful. In fact, the weather has had a big impact on several World Series games in recent history ranging from biting cold-to-extreme heat and with respect to snow and rain as well.
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Today will be another warm day in the NYC metro region featuring plenty of sunshine and an increasing S-SW wind. A cold front crosses the region later tonight and it’ll become noticeably cooler on Thursday with a northwesterly breeze on the back side of the front. It stays cool on Friday and the weekend begins with comfortable conditions ahead of the next cold front. That front will pass through on Saturday and usher in cooler air for Sunday and Monday with high temperatures likely confined to the upper 50’s on both days despite plenty of sunshine.
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Today will be another warm day in the Philly metro region featuring plenty of sunshine and an increasing S-SW wind. A cold front crosses the region later tonight and it’ll become noticeably cooler on Thursday with a northwesterly breeze on the back side of the front. It stays cool on Friday and the weekend begins with comfortable conditions ahead of the next cold front. That front will pass through on Saturday and usher in cooler air for Sunday and Monday with high temperatures likely confined to the upper 50’s on both days despite plenty of sunshine.
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The remainder of the week and upcoming weekend will feature dry and quite warm conditions across the Tennessee Valley with afternoon highs generally in the low-to-mid 80’s. In terms of the prospects for rain, they look to be quite small with the overall dry pattern likely continuing right through the upcoming weekend thanks to strong high pressure centered over the eastern states.
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The overall pattern remains relatively dry for the next few days with a slight variation coming in the temperature department. High temperatures today should peak near 75 degrees and then closer to 70 degrees on Thursday afternoon. Later in the week, it’ll turn a bit cooler following the passage of a cold frontal system, but remaining on the dry side.
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Today will be another warm day in the DC metro region featuring plenty of sunshine and an increasing S-SW wind. A cold front crosses the region later tonight and it’ll become noticeably cooler on Thursday with a northwesterly breeze on the back side of the front. It stays cool on Friday and the weekend begins with comfortable conditions ahead of the next cold front. That front will pass through on Saturday and usher in cooler air for Sunday and Monday with high temperatures likely confined to near 60 degrees on both days despite plenty of sunshine.
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A cool and unsettled start to the week across the region will give way to drier and warmer conditions for the next few days. Temperatures yesterday were confined to the 60’s but are likely to push to near 70 degrees later today, and then into the 70’s for the next couple of days.
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Today will be the warmest day of the week and possibly a record breaker in some spots with afternoon highs in the lower 80’s. It stays warm on Wednesday ahead of the next cold front, but will turn breezy and noticeably cooler for Thursday and Friday. The weekend starts off comfortably cool on Saturday and then becomes even cooler for Sunday as a second cold front will cross the region. In terms of rainfall, the chances are quite small for the next few days with only the chance for an isolated shower during the weekend as the next cold front arrives.
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Today will be the warmest day of the week and possibly a record breaker with afternoon highs in the lower 80’s (record is 83 degrees at PHL). It stays warm on Wednesday ahead of the next cold front, but will turn breezy and noticeably cooler for Thursday and Friday. The weekend starts off comfortably cool on Saturday and then becomes even cooler for Sunday as a second cold front will cross the region. In terms of rainfall, the chances are quite small for the next few days with only the chance for an isolated shower during the weekend as the next cold front arrives.
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