Synopsis:
Today will greet us with another Spring preview as we’ll be in between systems. Clouds will give way to mainly sunny skies. Cold air will remain well to the North. Highs will approach records in some regions. The average high for the day is 43º. Most highs today will be 25º above that, which would tie or break record highs in many locations.
A cold front will move through later this afternoon and evening. Our Spring fling will come to an end as all area temperatures will go below freezing tonight as cold high pressure noses in from Canada.
Thursday should be dry but the next in a series of low pressure systems will throw clouds our way. It’ll be much cooler as the flow will turn out of Canada. Highs will be several degrees below average.
Thursday night and Friday will feature low pressure developing and moving up the spine of the Appalachians and then off the coast just to our South. It should be cold enough for a period of snow and sleet at the onset Thursday night in most areas (the exception being the immediate coast).
By Friday morning enough warm air should work into the system for mainly rain for the I-95 corridor to the coast. Inland after a few inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain is likely. Needless to say, this needs to be monitored as temperatures will be a crucial player in what type of precipitation will fall inland on Friday.
Cold high pressure will work into the region on Saturday. At least the sun will shine.
Sunday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with seasonal readings.
Stay tuned.
Wednesday:
Clouds and sun. Warm. High in the 60s. West to Northwest winds increasing to 15-25mph during the afternoon.
Tonight:
Clear. Much colder. Lows in the 20s throughout. Northwest winds at 15-25mph and diminishing late.
Thursday:
Sun to clouds. Cold. High in the mid to upper 30s.
Friday:
Rain at the coast. Sleet and freezing rain well inland. High in the mid to upper 30s.
Saturday:
Mostly sunny and cold. High in the mid 30s.
Sunday:
Partly sunny. Seasonal. High in the lower to mid 40s.