Another Autumn-Like Day for the Northeast

By , Senior Meteorologist
Sep 4, 2010; 2:27 PM ET
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Labor Day typically marks the unofficial end to summer, but it feels like autumn has already started across the Northeast.

The passage of a cold front sent brisk winds whipping over the Northeast on Saturday with significantly cooler air pouring over the interior.

As a storm system churns over the Hudson Bay, brisk winds will continue to blow over the entire Northeast on Sunday.

The air will definitely feel like autumn over the interior on Sunday. In addition to the chilly winds, temperatures will be held to the 60s from northern Maine to New York state (not including New York City). Even the higher elevations of Pennsylvania will fail to warm into the 70s.

Residents and visitors along the Interstate 95 corridor from Boston to Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., will enjoy more comfortable temperatures in the middle to upper 70s.

For those with outdoor plans, dry weather should allow those activities to go on as planned across the Northeast. The only exception will be upstate New York and northern New England, where a few showers will occur.

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