Cold winds, freezes to shock the Northeast in wake of weekend storm
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Cold winds will be kicked up in the wake of rounds of rain brought by a nor'easter across the mid-Atlantic and New England earlier this weekend. AccuWeather meteorologists say that more quick changes are on the way for the Northeast this week as a November-like start to the week will give way to conditions more typical of September
Frost, freeze alert for early this week
Because the storm departed quickly, the period of gusty winds was brief. Winds will continue to ease from west to east through Monday. Since the air set to arrive behind the storm will originate from northern Canada, temperatures may dip to or slightly below the freezing mark. Freeze warnings were issued for West Virginia, much of Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania and Virginia through early Monday morning. A larger area of frost advisories were also issued in the region.
Residents in portions of the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes through the Appalachians who covered nurturing sensitive flowers or vegetables Sunday night may need to cover them again Monday night.
The threat of a frost and freeze will expand to cover more of the Northeast, with perhaps only the urban areas along the I-95 corridor avoiding such conditions from Monday night to Tuesday morning. Many areas are likely to experience their lowest temperatures of the season so far.
Some of the coldest spots over the interior Northeast may experience temperatures plunging into the 20s by Tuesday morning. Exposed water in outdoor hoses and pipes could freeze and cause damage, as a thick layer of frost may form on some windshields.
Noteworthy temperature turnaround in the forecast
Following some of the region's lowest temperatures since mid-May and even April to start the week, temperatures will likely trend to at least 5-10 degrees above the historical average later in the week.
With the setup for the middle and latter part of the week, there is the potential for the atmosphere to bring even higher temperatures, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Joe Lundberg said.
Projected highs in the 60s to lower 70s in the region later in the week may trend even higher should the atmospheric setup develop to its full potential.
In any event, much of the time appears to be free of rain from Monday through at least Friday, and dry weather may extend right through the weekend along the I-95 corridor. If so, it would mark the end of the consecutive weekends with rain in New York City and other locations at seven.
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