7:00 | Cold pattern sticks around through the weekend

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, breezy, cold, highs in the low 40’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, quite cold, lows in the middle 20’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, continued cold, low 40’s

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, quite cold, mid-to-upper 20’s

Sunday

Becoming cloudy, cold, chance for rain at night possibly mixed with snow initially, low-to-mid 40’s

Monday

Cloudy, cold, periods of rain possibly mixing with snow or changing to snow near the end, low 40’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, windy, very cold for this time of year, mid 30’s

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, very cold for this time of year, mid 30’s

Discussion

Low pressure will push away from the coast this morning and sunshine will return to the region; however, it’ll remain colder-than-normal for this time of year. The cold weather pattern will continue right through the weekend and then we’ll have to deal with moisture coming out of the Deep South towards the Northeast US to start the new week. Odds favor rain late Sunday night and Monday in the immediate I-95 corridor, but it is a close call and it could turn out to be just cold enough for some type of a mixture in the northern and western suburbs initially and at the end of the storm. No matter what happens with this next storm at the beginning of next week, another blast of Arctic air will arrive on Tuesday following the storm and this next shot will be even colder than this week’s initial outbreak. Moderation in temperatures is likely by the end of next week.