Warm surge to overtake Northeast chill, may set records in eastern US
Warmer air will push out the Northeast chill as much of the eastern U.S. turns 15-25 degrees above average, with some communities from Florida to the Ohio Valley challenging record highs.
Bernie Rayno, AccuWeather meteorologist, reports a late-week cooldown reaching the Midwest and mid-Atlantic, with potential snow next weekend in the Appalachians and interior Northeast.
Warmer air overtook the recent chill in the Northeast this past weekend, while parts of the Southeast got an early taste of summer with even warmer conditions. In some areas across the East, temperatures will feel more like May and could challenge daily record highs.
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Warmth will spread from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast Monday. Some record highs dating back to the early 1900s may be matched or topped.
Widespread highs in the 60s and 70s are expected across the Northeast, with temperatures reaching the 70s in the Ohio Valley and the 80s in parts of Virginia Monday and Tuesday.
Widespread highs in the 80s are expected across the region from Monday to Tuesday, and even into Wednesday, for areas from the eastern Gulf Coast to the southern Atlantic Seaboard.
Many communities will experience a period of warmer conditions before colder weather potentially returns later in March.
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