The cold front that brought some much-needed rainfall to the area on Saturday will clear the area for Sunday, bringing about a cooler, drier, and sunnier day after some patches of fog in the morning. Temperatures start around 40°, but northerly winds blowing in cooler air will keep temperatures capped below 60° for most of us. Sunday will be the coolest day of the week as high pressure shifts offshore, bringing about quite a warm spell for the first full work week of 2026.

Looking ahead: Warmer-than-normal temperatures return

The first full work week of 2026 will certainly not feel January-like by any stretch as temperatures head well above normal courtesy of the aforementioned surface high over the Atlantic as well as high pressure trying to nudge in aloft from the south. The warming trend starts Monday as lows in the low 40s warm to the mid-60s in the afternoon, a few degrees warmer than we will run on Sunday. Another sharp jump in temperatures takes place Tuesday, though, as highs will soar into the low 70s, which is where we will sit each afternoon through the end of the week. Morning lows will be rather warm as well, with upper 40s Tuesday giving way to low-to-mid-50s each morning starting Wednesday.

Climatology tells us that the second week of January should generally feature lows in the upper 30s to around 40°, with highs peaking around 60°, so these temperatures are certainly abnormally warm. However, temperature records appear to be safe: we’d need to be getting into the upper 70s to near 80° each afternoon to take a swipe at record highs, and it appears persistent cloud cover in the middle and upper levels will help to keep a lid on temperatures going warmer.

The next rain chance looks to arrive next weekend with another front, but significant timing differences in the models at this range make it difficult to pin down specifics on exactly when. Stay tuned and don’t cancel any plans yet!

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