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Cold front marks slow end of warm regime

Warm weather pattern coming to an end

Afternoon’s with highs in the upper 60’s to mid 70’s will be long gone after tomorrow as an area of low pressure drives through the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas tomorrow with periods of showers. A much colder air mass will take hold for this weekend, however even colder conditions are on the way by the middle of next week.

A cold front will slowly stall over the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas today. Clouds will increase throughout the region with an isolated shower possible but not likely. Winds will back from the southeast to south at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid 60’s for highs this afternoon throughout the northern Mid Atlantic.

An area of low pressure will move from the northern Plains this morning through the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas by tomorrow evening and then rapidly intensifying over the New England coastal waters by Friday morning. Periods of showers will develop throughout the region tomorrow morning on through Friday afternoon as a result leading to rainfall amounts of 0.25″ to 0.75″ with locally higher amounts possible in heavy downpours. Winds will back from the south to northwest through the period at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures tomorrow morning will fall into the mid to upper 40’s. Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid 50’s over the interior and upper 50’s to lower 60’s along the coast for highs tomorrow. Temperatures on Friday will be much colder. Low temperatures will range from the mid to upper 30’s over the interior and lower to mid 40’s along the coast. High temperatures on Friday will range from the upper 40’s to lower 50’s throughout the region.

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High pressure will be in control for Friday evening on through Saturday with clear skies to scattered cloud cover. A strong Polar air mass will be in place leading to temperatures averaging well below normal for this time of year. Low temperatures on Saturday morning will range from the mid to upper 20’s over the interior and upper 20’s to lower 30’s along the coast. High temperatures on Saturday afternoon will range from the mid to upper 40’s throughout the region.

An area of low pressure will approach on Sunday with periods of showers expected. Most of the showers will feature light to moderate rainfall. Temperatures will range from the mid to upper 30’s for lows and lower to mid 50’s for highs.

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High pressure will be in place for Monday and Tuesday with clear skies to scattered cloud cover. Temperatures will moderate to above normal levels by Tuesday ahead of a powerful Arctic cold front that is expected to force temperatures to well below normal levels by the end of next week. Temperatures on Monday will range from the lower to mid 30’s for lows and mid to upper 50’s for highs. Temperatures on Tuesday will range from the upper 30’s to lower 40’s for lows and upper 50’s to lower 60’s for highs.

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