Synopsis:
An Arctic blast will grip the area the next 2 days. Frigid air will continue to funnel in today as Canadian high pressure influences the region. Mainly sunny skies are expected with a biting wind. Please dress in layers. The layers tend to deaden the air in between and in turn keep your body warm.
Tonight will be bitter and the coldest night of the season so far. Thankfully, the winds won’t be as strong.
On Saturday the winds will have abated some as the cold high settles over the region. Abundant sunshine is expected with readings remaining below freezing.
By Sunday, all eyes will turn to a developing system to our South. Sun should give way to increasing afternoon clouds.
The potential continues for snow Monday and Tuesday. It all depends on the track a storm that will be developing off the Mid-Atlantic coast and where the heavy axis of snow sets utp. Could this be a classic snowstorm, yes, if all of the ingredients come together. The latest computer models have a sharp cutoff of the accumulating snow over the Northwestern counties. Remember this is a potential and not a certainty. Some rain is also a possible over Southern sections. The threat is there for this system to be of long duration and contain high winds. We’ll fine tune the forecast and give more details as time goes on.
Stay Tuned.
Today:
Mostly sunny, windy and very cold. Highs only in the lower to mid 20s. Wind chills in the single digits to below zero North. Northwest winds at 15-3omph.
Tonight:
Clear, frigid and windy. Lows in the mid teens in the City, near 10º inland. Northwest winds at 15-30mph and diminishing. Wind chills near 0º or below.
Saturday:
Sunny and cold. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday:
Sun to clouds. Highs around 30º.
Monday:
Chance of snow. Highs around 30º.
Tuesday:
Chance of snow. Highs around 30º.