Another spring preview! Temps to soar well above normal in Northeast
By
Jessica Storm, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Mar 14, 2022 9:50 AM EDT
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Updated Mar 16, 2022 5:53 AM EDT
Snow fell on parts of the Northeast on Sunday, with flakes falling throughout the day.
In the wake of a disruptive snowstorm that left over a foot of snow in several New England towns and even a dusting along the Interstate 95 corridor, springlike weather is ready to take over the Northeast this week, making winter seem like a distant memory as temperatures skyrocket.
Temperatures bottomed out in the teens and 20s Fahrenheit on Sunday morning after the potent storm rolled through the Northeast. Residents of the I-95 cities from Washington, D.C., to Boston woke up to shivering conditions with temperatures in the lower 20s.
Those lows occurred after temperatures rose into the 60s, 70s and even to 80 in spots about a week prior, on March 6 and 7, causing many Northeasterners to feel like they were riding a temperature roller coaster. And with the official first day of spring arriving this weekend, the temperature is about to climb upwards yet again.
Some of the largest snowfall reports from Northeast during the weekend of March 12-13.
The bitter cold produced a remarkable low of 9 degrees Fahrenheit in Pittsburgh at 7 a.m. on Sunday which is 20 degrees below the average for this time of year of 29 F. However, it will be a much different story later this week in the Steel City as highs in the 70s are forecast for Thursday.
"The wild swings in March will continue this week, and this round will be an upward trend, after a cold weekend, for much of the eastern U.S.," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde, adding that most areas from the southern Great Lakes to New England are expected to have highs in the 60s and even low 70s by Friday.
This flip back to warmer weather will bring one of the most consistent stretches of temperatures for cities such as Philadelphia since the middle of the fall. High temperatures in the City of Brotherly Love are forecast to settle in the 60s for much of this week and into next. One of the days when temperatures are forecast to be out of the 60s is this Friday, as AccuWeather meteorologists are predicting a high in the low 70s that day.
The recent bursts of warm weather have usually been accompanied by rain, but fortunately for the outdoor lovers this week, it's looking like dry weather for most while temperatures rise up to 20 degrees above normal in places. This won't be the case everywhere, however.
"A system could spread some rain from the Southeast into the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday and Wednesday night," Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde said. By Wednesday, ahead of that storm, temperatures are forecast to trend 30-40 degrees higher than their lowest levels from the past weekend.
The storm with its clouds and rain is likely to interrupt the warm pattern for a day or so. Where it stays cloudy and rains all day, temperatures could be no higher than the 50s, which would be close to the average for the middle of March.
Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia could receive soaking rain much of Thursday as the storm in the Southern states moves northward. By the afternoon, the rain is forecast to expand into the New York City area. People planning on attending the St. Patrick's Day parade in the Big Apple should bring rain gear.
"During the middle part of March, average temperatures range from the middle to upper 30s in northern New England to the middle 50s and lower 60s around the Chesapeake Bay region," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Reneé Duff.
Friday is expected to be the peak of the warmth for most across the region, with temperatures settling in the upper 60s in Boston to about 70 in New York City to the middle 70s in Washington, D.C., which is nearly 20 degrees above average in places. Along with the temperature increase, the next big storm is expected to approach the region from the west.
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"A larger storm will be possible Friday into Friday night from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast with rain and thunderstorms possible," warned Rinde. During the day, rain and thunderstorms could occur from Detroit to the Tennessee Valley, and forecasters expect rain to push farther into the Northeast on Friday night.
After Friday, temperatures are forecast to moderate a bit as the storm moves through but could remain above average for some time across much of the region.
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Another spring preview! Temps to soar well above normal in Northeast
By Jessica Storm, AccuWeather Meteorologist
Published Mar 14, 2022 9:50 AM EDT | Updated Mar 16, 2022 5:53 AM EDT
Snow fell on parts of the Northeast on Sunday, with flakes falling throughout the day.
In the wake of a disruptive snowstorm that left over a foot of snow in several New England towns and even a dusting along the Interstate 95 corridor, springlike weather is ready to take over the Northeast this week, making winter seem like a distant memory as temperatures skyrocket.
Temperatures bottomed out in the teens and 20s Fahrenheit on Sunday morning after the potent storm rolled through the Northeast. Residents of the I-95 cities from Washington, D.C., to Boston woke up to shivering conditions with temperatures in the lower 20s.
Those lows occurred after temperatures rose into the 60s, 70s and even to 80 in spots about a week prior, on March 6 and 7, causing many Northeasterners to feel like they were riding a temperature roller coaster. And with the official first day of spring arriving this weekend, the temperature is about to climb upwards yet again.
Some of the largest snowfall reports from Northeast during the weekend of March 12-13.
The bitter cold produced a remarkable low of 9 degrees Fahrenheit in Pittsburgh at 7 a.m. on Sunday which is 20 degrees below the average for this time of year of 29 F. However, it will be a much different story later this week in the Steel City as highs in the 70s are forecast for Thursday.
"The wild swings in March will continue this week, and this round will be an upward trend, after a cold weekend, for much of the eastern U.S.," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde, adding that most areas from the southern Great Lakes to New England are expected to have highs in the 60s and even low 70s by Friday.
This flip back to warmer weather will bring one of the most consistent stretches of temperatures for cities such as Philadelphia since the middle of the fall. High temperatures in the City of Brotherly Love are forecast to settle in the 60s for much of this week and into next. One of the days when temperatures are forecast to be out of the 60s is this Friday, as AccuWeather meteorologists are predicting a high in the low 70s that day.
The recent bursts of warm weather have usually been accompanied by rain, but fortunately for the outdoor lovers this week, it's looking like dry weather for most while temperatures rise up to 20 degrees above normal in places. This won't be the case everywhere, however.
"A system could spread some rain from the Southeast into the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday and Wednesday night," Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde said. By Wednesday, ahead of that storm, temperatures are forecast to trend 30-40 degrees higher than their lowest levels from the past weekend.
The storm with its clouds and rain is likely to interrupt the warm pattern for a day or so. Where it stays cloudy and rains all day, temperatures could be no higher than the 50s, which would be close to the average for the middle of March.
Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia could receive soaking rain much of Thursday as the storm in the Southern states moves northward. By the afternoon, the rain is forecast to expand into the New York City area. People planning on attending the St. Patrick's Day parade in the Big Apple should bring rain gear.
"During the middle part of March, average temperatures range from the middle to upper 30s in northern New England to the middle 50s and lower 60s around the Chesapeake Bay region," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Reneé Duff.
Friday is expected to be the peak of the warmth for most across the region, with temperatures settling in the upper 60s in Boston to about 70 in New York City to the middle 70s in Washington, D.C., which is nearly 20 degrees above average in places. Along with the temperature increase, the next big storm is expected to approach the region from the west.
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"A larger storm will be possible Friday into Friday night from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast with rain and thunderstorms possible," warned Rinde. During the day, rain and thunderstorms could occur from Detroit to the Tennessee Valley, and forecasters expect rain to push farther into the Northeast on Friday night.
After Friday, temperatures are forecast to moderate a bit as the storm moves through but could remain above average for some time across much of the region.
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