Synopsis:
A quick hitting Arctic blast will arrive tonight as Canadian high pressure moves in. Readings will drop to the teens and lower 20s. The wind will be like a slap in the face gusting up to 45mph. Wind chills will be near 0º well inland to the single digits and teens elsewhere by morning.
Sunny and cold conditions are expected for Monday as high pressure moves overhead. Highs will be just above freezing, but thankfully the winds will diminish by afternoon.
A weak impulse will move out of the central Appalachians and toward the region later Tuesday. This system will be moisture starved. Any sun will give way to increasing clouds. The impulse will move off the coast Tuesday night and Wednesday. Moisture from the East will result rain and or snow showers during this time. The sun should return later in the day Wednesday.
A more signifiant area of low pressure will develop over the central Appalachians on Thursday. Any morning sun will give way to thickening clouds. Showers are possible by late day. The latest computer guidance now takes the low off the Maryland coast. The heavier precipitation looks (with the latest track) to stay to our South. But, with this Southern trend colder air will filter into the region on Friday. Depending on where the precipitation shield sets up any rain could mix with and possibly change to wet snow for at time. Again, this depends how far North the shield of precipitation gets.
Stay Tuned.
Keep it here for a no nonsense, no hype forecast.
Tonight:
Clear, windy and very cold. Lows in the lower 20s along the coast, the teens inland. Northwest winds 15-25mph with gusts to 45mph. Wind chills in the single digits and teens late.
Monday:
Mostly sunny. Cold. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds at 15-25mph with gusts to 30mph in the morning then diminishing to 10-15mph by afternoon.
Tuesday:
Early sun, otherwise becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
Wednesday:
Scattered morning showers (wet snow showers well inland). Some afternoon sun. Highs in the mid 40s.
Thursday:
Early sun to clouds. Showers likely late. Highs around 50º.
Friday:
Rain or a mix of rain and wet snow possible. Colder. Highs in the lower 40s.