7:00 AM | Dramatic change to cold by mid-week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Some sun followed by clouds, still quite mild, breezy, highs in the low 70’s
Tonight
Cloudy, mild, breezy, showers likely late, lows in the upper 50’s
Tuesday
Periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, windy, cooler than yesterday, near 60
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, lingering rain showers that could even mix with or change to sleet and/or snow before ending, turning much colder late, low 30’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy, very chilly for this time of year, near 50; patchy frost possible late at night in suburban locations
Thursday
Patchy frost possible early in outlying locations; otherwise, mostly sunny, still quite chilly, near 50
Friday
Partly sunny, breezy, milder, mid 50’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, breezy, mild, chance of showers, near 60
Discussion
The warmest weather of the spring so far in the Mid-Atlantic region will soon be replaced by a very chilly air mass for this time of year. That transition from the warmth to chill will be accompanied by a significant rain event on Tuesday as the leading edge of the colder air (i.e., cold front) slides towards the east coast. This next cold shot will become quite widespread as the colder air will spill all the way from Canada to the Deep South. Furthermore, there could be enough cold air intrusion into the eastern states to cause a changeover to sleet and/or snow in some of the interior, higher elevations of the Northeast U.S. (e.g., Appalachian Mountains) and it is not totally out of the question that the rain mixes with or changes to sleet and/or snow in the I-95 corridor before ending later tomorrow night. Overnight low temperatures will indeed drop to near or below the freezing mark in much of the Mid-Atlantic region during the mid-week time frame with patchy frost possible. The chill will continue in the Mid-Atlantic region into Thursday, but it'll turn milder late this week with the threat of showers returning by Saturday. One final note: unfortunately, it looks like it'll be cloudy early tomorrow morning for the viewing of the total lunar eclipse here in the Mid-Atlantic region, but there will be another chance in September.
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