Weather forecast for NYC, New Orleans, Seattle and other coronavirus hotspots
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John Murphy, AccuWeather staff writer
Published Apr 3, 2020 6:33 PM EDT
Medical personnel wait to screen people arriving at a special COVID-19 testing site in Boston, Saturday, March 28, 2020. The drive-thru testing site is only open to qualified first responders who meet the state criteria for testing. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Weather may be a key factor for areas with a higher number of COVID-19 cases in the coming days due to rainy and stormy weather in the forecast. AccuWeather reporters have given readers a look at studies that explore the effects that warmer weather and increased sunlight may have on the spread of COVID-19.
For many in these hotspots, weather will be a very practical matter as it will affect people waiting in line for testing, buying groceries or trying to stay active outside -- not to mention all of the frontline medical workers, many of whom are working at outdoor triage sites and drive-thru testing centers and wearing full personal protective equipment.
New York City has the largest number of cases across the United States with more than 57,000 cases reported in the city. The good news for New Yorkers is most of the next seven days are expected to be in the upper 50s to lower 60s with partly cloudy skies in and around the five boroughs and around northern New Jersey, which has most of the Garden State's nearly 30,000 COVID-19 cases.
Philadelphia has begun to develop as a hotspot recently, with cases exceeding 2,000. Philadelphia will have plenty of sunshine through the weekend with high temperatures gradually increasing from 60 F on Sunday to almost 70 F by Tuesday.
Boston was an early hotspot for coronavirus in the U.S., but even though the focus has turned to other areas, the city is still undergoing a major increase in cases, exceeding 1,800. After Saturday's chilly day of reaching only the 40s, temperatures are expected to increase, nearing 60 by Monday as skies clear to start the week.
Miami has exceeded 2,800 COVID-19 cases making it one of the biggest areas for coronavirus in the southern U.S. The good news for South Florida is the weather is forecast to stay beautiful for the next seven days. High temperatures are expected to remain steady at about 80 with mostly sunny skies through Tuesday. There is only the possibility of a small rain shower developing on Sunday.
Tampa has reported 400 cases of COVID-19 in the area. Tampa is expected to have the same warm, beautiful weather benefit of Miami. High temperatures around Tampa will be in the mid-80s through Tuesday.
However, the warm weather is impacting drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in the Tampa area, AccuWeather's Jonathan Petramala reports. Health care workers administering the tests have been working in full medical gear during the heat. The Tampa area was nearly 7 degrees above normal for the month of March, and the mercury rose to 90 F or higher on five consecutive days at the end of the month. It's also been unusually dry there recently.
According to Petramala's full report, city and county officials are helping to better protect patients as well as doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus by changing the hours to avoid testing when temperatures peak. And with the above-average warmth, officials continue to warn against populating beaches around Florida to further prevent the spread of COVID-19.
New Orleans has emerged as a major COVID-19 hotspot with more than 3,100 confirmed cases spanning the parish. Temperatures are expected to stay comfortable through Monday although a thunderstorm in spots is possible. Tuesday and Wednesday may have difficult conditions as AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures could reach the mid-90s on those days.
Healthcare workers test a person at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
In Detroit and the surrounding area, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed over the last month, particularly as drive-thru testing has ramped up, with more than 5,000 confirmed cases spanning just Wayne County. The weekend will remain sunny with highs in the mid-50s before clouds start increasing on Monday which will lead into a slight chance of rain on Tuesday.
Chicago was one of the first areas in the U.S. to report a confirmed case of the new coronavirus, and the spread has been accelerating there ever since, with more than 5,500 confirmed cases. On Sunday, clearing skies will end the weekend ahead of a warmup that will begin on Monday. Temperatures will climb into the 60s by Tuesday. Showers later in the day are possible on Monday and into Tuesday.
In Indianapolis, there has been a jump in confirmed cases as the city reached 1,300 confirmed reports of the disease. The weather could benefit the relief and testing efforts in Indianapolis as a warmup starts to take place. High temperatures are expected to go from the 50s on Sunday to the 70s on Tuesday.
Los Angeles has reached more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, making L.A. the largest hotspot for the disease in the West Coast. The weather won't bring much relief to the area as rain is in the forecast from Sunday until at least Tuesday. Cooler weather will also make its way to L.A. with temperatures reaching only the low 60s.
Seattle had the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S., and the spread has only worsened with more than 2,600 cases reported in King County and close to 1,400 cases in nearby Snohomish County. The U.S. Army brought a regiment of troops into Seattle this week to set up an emergency field hospital, Reuters reported.
Temperatures are expected to remain cool with daytime highs in the 50s for much of the weekend and to start the new week. Cloudy skies on Sunday will start clearing for Monday and Tuesday.
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area has had a rise in cases with San Francisco exceeding 400 and San Jose showing more than 1,000 cases. The Bay Area will remain rainy through the weekend with precipitation clearing Sunday night, but cloudy skies will remain until Tuesday. Temperatures will also remain in the mid- to upper 50s into next week.
In Las Vegas, the spread of the illness continued to surge through the month as confirmed COVID-19 cases went past 1,100. An intense temperature swing may play a role in relief efforts in the region. After being nearly 10 degrees above average to start the month, Las Vegas will take a tumble in temperatures starting on Sunday and near a record low Wednesday night as temperatures tumble into the mid-40s.
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Weather forecast for NYC, New Orleans, Seattle and other coronavirus hotspots
By John Murphy, AccuWeather staff writer
Published Apr 3, 2020 6:33 PM EDT
Medical personnel wait to screen people arriving at a special COVID-19 testing site in Boston, Saturday, March 28, 2020. The drive-thru testing site is only open to qualified first responders who meet the state criteria for testing. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Weather may be a key factor for areas with a higher number of COVID-19 cases in the coming days due to rainy and stormy weather in the forecast. AccuWeather reporters have given readers a look at studies that explore the effects that warmer weather and increased sunlight may have on the spread of COVID-19.
For many in these hotspots, weather will be a very practical matter as it will affect people waiting in line for testing, buying groceries or trying to stay active outside -- not to mention all of the frontline medical workers, many of whom are working at outdoor triage sites and drive-thru testing centers and wearing full personal protective equipment.
Northeast
New York City has the largest number of cases across the United States with more than 57,000 cases reported in the city. The good news for New Yorkers is most of the next seven days are expected to be in the upper 50s to lower 60s with partly cloudy skies in and around the five boroughs and around northern New Jersey, which has most of the Garden State's nearly 30,000 COVID-19 cases.
Philadelphia has begun to develop as a hotspot recently, with cases exceeding 2,000. Philadelphia will have plenty of sunshine through the weekend with high temperatures gradually increasing from 60 F on Sunday to almost 70 F by Tuesday.
Boston was an early hotspot for coronavirus in the U.S., but even though the focus has turned to other areas, the city is still undergoing a major increase in cases, exceeding 1,800. After Saturday's chilly day of reaching only the 40s, temperatures are expected to increase, nearing 60 by Monday as skies clear to start the week.
South
Miami has exceeded 2,800 COVID-19 cases making it one of the biggest areas for coronavirus in the southern U.S. The good news for South Florida is the weather is forecast to stay beautiful for the next seven days. High temperatures are expected to remain steady at about 80 with mostly sunny skies through Tuesday. There is only the possibility of a small rain shower developing on Sunday.
Tampa has reported 400 cases of COVID-19 in the area. Tampa is expected to have the same warm, beautiful weather benefit of Miami. High temperatures around Tampa will be in the mid-80s through Tuesday.
However, the warm weather is impacting drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in the Tampa area, AccuWeather's Jonathan Petramala reports. Health care workers administering the tests have been working in full medical gear during the heat. The Tampa area was nearly 7 degrees above normal for the month of March, and the mercury rose to 90 F or higher on five consecutive days at the end of the month. It's also been unusually dry there recently.
According to Petramala's full report, city and county officials are helping to better protect patients as well as doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus by changing the hours to avoid testing when temperatures peak. And with the above-average warmth, officials continue to warn against populating beaches around Florida to further prevent the spread of COVID-19.
New Orleans has emerged as a major COVID-19 hotspot with more than 3,100 confirmed cases spanning the parish. Temperatures are expected to stay comfortable through Monday although a thunderstorm in spots is possible. Tuesday and Wednesday may have difficult conditions as AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures could reach the mid-90s on those days.
Midwest
Healthcare workers test a person at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in West Bloomfield, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
In Detroit and the surrounding area, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed over the last month, particularly as drive-thru testing has ramped up, with more than 5,000 confirmed cases spanning just Wayne County. The weekend will remain sunny with highs in the mid-50s before clouds start increasing on Monday which will lead into a slight chance of rain on Tuesday.
Chicago was one of the first areas in the U.S. to report a confirmed case of the new coronavirus, and the spread has been accelerating there ever since, with more than 5,500 confirmed cases. On Sunday, clearing skies will end the weekend ahead of a warmup that will begin on Monday. Temperatures will climb into the 60s by Tuesday. Showers later in the day are possible on Monday and into Tuesday.
In Indianapolis, there has been a jump in confirmed cases as the city reached 1,300 confirmed reports of the disease. The weather could benefit the relief and testing efforts in Indianapolis as a warmup starts to take place. High temperatures are expected to go from the 50s on Sunday to the 70s on Tuesday.
West Coast
Los Angeles has reached more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, making L.A. the largest hotspot for the disease in the West Coast. The weather won't bring much relief to the area as rain is in the forecast from Sunday until at least Tuesday. Cooler weather will also make its way to L.A. with temperatures reaching only the low 60s.
Seattle had the first case of COVID-19 in the U.S., and the spread has only worsened with more than 2,600 cases reported in King County and close to 1,400 cases in nearby Snohomish County. The U.S. Army brought a regiment of troops into Seattle this week to set up an emergency field hospital, Reuters reported.
Temperatures are expected to remain cool with daytime highs in the 50s for much of the weekend and to start the new week. Cloudy skies on Sunday will start clearing for Monday and Tuesday.
San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area has had a rise in cases with San Francisco exceeding 400 and San Jose showing more than 1,000 cases. The Bay Area will remain rainy through the weekend with precipitation clearing Sunday night, but cloudy skies will remain until Tuesday. Temperatures will also remain in the mid- to upper 50s into next week.
In Las Vegas, the spread of the illness continued to surge through the month as confirmed COVID-19 cases went past 1,100. An intense temperature swing may play a role in relief efforts in the region. After being nearly 10 degrees above average to start the month, Las Vegas will take a tumble in temperatures starting on Sunday and near a record low Wednesday night as temperatures tumble into the mid-40s.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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