Spring, is that you? Mild temperatures are set to spread over the eastern U.S. next week.
It’s a pattern shift that could dominate much of March.
'Much to the chagrin of Punxsutawney Phil, spring has just about sprung across the eastern U.S. Milder than average temperatures are set to spread over many of the eastern states next week amid a large-scale weather pattern change.
Before next week is done, 60-degree temperatures are possible as far north as southern New England, with a chance the Mid-Atlantic could make a run at 70 degrees.
The upcoming pattern shift is a gradual transition to a more springlike weather regime, in which mild temperatures and an uptick in severe weather in parts of the country are likely.
Here’s how the transition will likely play out:
Temperatures on Wednesday were in the upper 30s to low 40s in Boston during the afternoon and sat in the upper 50s in the nation’s capital. New York City was near 50, while Atlanta enjoyed temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.
Cold air will remain entrenched in the Northeast in the coming days, keeping Boston and most of New England in the 30s until early next week. The Mid-Atlantic will lie within the transition zone of cool air to the north and warmth building to the south. After a mild midweek period, D.C. will spend Friday and the weekend in the 40s — cooler than average for the date. Washington, D.C.’s highs in early March are more typically in the lower 50s.
That cool air mass will hang around along and east of the Appalachians through Sunday before retreating north. At the same time, strong high pressure passing offshore of the Carolinas will induce a broad southwesterly flow of air, allowing warm air to spread up the East Coast and the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.'>>>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/03/03/spring-temperatures-eastern-states/?
