Winter's chill to be whisked out of eastern US late this week
By
Renee Duff, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Updated Dec 9, 2020 10:09 AM EDT
This footage captured the snowstorm in Templeton, Massachusetts, as the snow built up in a backyard on Dec. 5. Locations like Boston reported getting up to 12.5 inches of snowfall.
Following a brief burst of accumulating snowfall across the Northeast at midweek, forecasters say milder air will pour into eastern-third of the United States, whisking away the recent chill.
High temperatures in the 30s and 40s F will be near to slightly below average across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. Factoring in breezy conditions, the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature will be lower than the actual thermometer reading.
Across the Southeast, warmer outdoor apparel will also be needed as daytime temperatures will be 5-15 degrees Fahrenheit below normal, in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
On Tuesday, Miami, tied their record low daytime temperature for the date of 64 originally set in 1930. This, on a day when the average high is 79.
AccuWeather meteorologists are watching the movement of a fast-moving storm over central Canada for impact on the Northeastern states into Wednesday night.
"This sneaky clipper storm could produce accumulating snow and slippery travel in portions of New York state, northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey and New England from Tuesday night to Wednesday," Manager of AccuWeather Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said.
This disturbance may even bring snow showers to coastal areas from New York City to Boston, perhaps as winter's last gasp of the week for these areas.
Forecasters then say that some of those warmer layers can be shed and snow shovels set aside later this week as a change in the weather pattern takes place.
"The jet stream will bulge northward over the Eastern states late this week, which will allow warm air to travel farther north than it could earlier in the week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mary Gilbert said.
Warm air will also be forced eastward ahead of a storm system forecast to develop across the Central states this week with drenching rain and accumulating snow.
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The cold air will begin its retreat by Thursday with the milder air originating from the nation's midsection taking its place.
So how high will temperatures climb?
"A city like Raleigh, North Carolina, will go from temperatures 10 degrees Fahrenheit below normal at the start of the week to temperatures 5-8 degrees above normal by late this week," Gilbert said. This would put highs in the lower to middle 60s for Thursday and Friday.
Temperatures in Florida will return back to their more typical 70s.
"Similarly, after spending much of the week in the 40s and lower 50s, places like Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia could experience 60-degree temperatures once again by the weekend," Gilbert said.
Cold air will be more stubborn to relinquish its grip on New England, where highs in the 30s are likely to hold firm through the week, keeping the region's fresh snowpack largely in tact from the bomb cyclone over the weekend.
"Residents across the East may want to take advantage of the mild temperatures for December and head outside for a walk or take in some holiday light displays later this week," Gilbert said.
This will be especially true since forecasters are predicting wetter and colder weather to return to the region this weekend into early next week as the central U.S. storm marches eastward.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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Winter's chill to be whisked out of eastern US late this week
By Renee Duff, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Updated Dec 9, 2020 10:09 AM EDT
This footage captured the snowstorm in Templeton, Massachusetts, as the snow built up in a backyard on Dec. 5. Locations like Boston reported getting up to 12.5 inches of snowfall.
Following a brief burst of accumulating snowfall across the Northeast at midweek, forecasters say milder air will pour into eastern-third of the United States, whisking away the recent chill.
High temperatures in the 30s and 40s F will be near to slightly below average across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. Factoring in breezy conditions, the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature will be lower than the actual thermometer reading.
Across the Southeast, warmer outdoor apparel will also be needed as daytime temperatures will be 5-15 degrees Fahrenheit below normal, in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
On Tuesday, Miami, tied their record low daytime temperature for the date of 64 originally set in 1930. This, on a day when the average high is 79.
AccuWeather meteorologists are watching the movement of a fast-moving storm over central Canada for impact on the Northeastern states into Wednesday night.
"This sneaky clipper storm could produce accumulating snow and slippery travel in portions of New York state, northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey and New England from Tuesday night to Wednesday," Manager of AccuWeather Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said.
This disturbance may even bring snow showers to coastal areas from New York City to Boston, perhaps as winter's last gasp of the week for these areas.
Forecasters then say that some of those warmer layers can be shed and snow shovels set aside later this week as a change in the weather pattern takes place.
"The jet stream will bulge northward over the Eastern states late this week, which will allow warm air to travel farther north than it could earlier in the week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Mary Gilbert said.
Warm air will also be forced eastward ahead of a storm system forecast to develop across the Central states this week with drenching rain and accumulating snow.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
The cold air will begin its retreat by Thursday with the milder air originating from the nation's midsection taking its place.
So how high will temperatures climb?
"A city like Raleigh, North Carolina, will go from temperatures 10 degrees Fahrenheit below normal at the start of the week to temperatures 5-8 degrees above normal by late this week," Gilbert said. This would put highs in the lower to middle 60s for Thursday and Friday.
Temperatures in Florida will return back to their more typical 70s.
"Similarly, after spending much of the week in the 40s and lower 50s, places like Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia could experience 60-degree temperatures once again by the weekend," Gilbert said.
Cold air will be more stubborn to relinquish its grip on New England, where highs in the 30s are likely to hold firm through the week, keeping the region's fresh snowpack largely in tact from the bomb cyclone over the weekend.
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"Residents across the East may want to take advantage of the mild temperatures for December and head outside for a walk or take in some holiday light displays later this week," Gilbert said.
This will be especially true since forecasters are predicting wetter and colder weather to return to the region this weekend into early next week as the central U.S. storm marches eastward.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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