While it won’t be quite as chilly as Tuesday was, the rest of the week will continue to feature below-normal temperatures as Arctic air continues its residence across the area. Wednesday starts in the upper 20s, warming to the low 50s in the afternoon under a mix of sun and clouds. A dry front will sag south across the area Thursday, which will cool things off and cloud up the skies a little bit. Temperatures Thursday once again start in the upper 20s, warming to the upper 40s to about 50° in the afternoon. The cloud cover insulates us a bit overnight Thursday into Friday, with lows only dropping to the low 30s (and staying above freezing toward the coast). Highs Friday warm to the mid-50s as more onshore flow takes over.
Tuesday will get off to a very cold start across the area as Arctic air continues to spill in, sending air temperatures to the low 20s and maybe even some upper teens further inland. Northerly winds around 5-10 MPH will make it feel closer to the low-to-mid-teens in the morning, prompting a Cold Weather Advisory that will run until 9am. Bundle up carefully and with plenty of layers for heading out to work or school as this is bitter cold for this part of the world. With cold air continuing to blow in, highs on Tuesday only peak in the low-to-mid-40s despite plenty of sunshine. This is well below normal for late January — climatological average high temperatures are around 61° at this point in the still-young year. Stay warm!
Temperatures will warm up for the second half of the week ahead of what is shaping up to be a rather messy weekend, with the risk for winter weather increasing especially away from the coast.
Chilly mornings will continue through Wednesday as another reinforcing shot of cool air moves in overnight Monday into Tuesday. We’ll start Tuesday back in the mid-to-upper 20s, but northwesterly winds around 5 MPH or so could make it feel closer to 20°, so be sure to layer appropriately heading out to work or school. Temperatures will only make it to the low 50s as the influx of cool air continues throughout the day. Expect a scattering of clouds, but still plenty of sunshine.
Another big cooldown is in store as we get beyond Hump Day and head into the second half of the work week. First, though, we’ll have a relatively seasonally-appropriate Wednesday, with highs topping out in the upper 50s to around 60° after a low around 40°. There will be a bit more in the way of cloud cover, with a chance for a few showers in the afternoon as low pressure moves northward out of the Bahamas, spreading a little moisture our way. Don’t expect much in the way of any meaningful rainfall, though, if you see any at all.
We’ll get off to another rather chilly start on Tuesday, with sheltered and rural locations headed below freezing and the metro getting awfully close (if not tipping below 32°F, too). At least the wind won’t be a factor — maybe a very light breeze, but that’s about it. Temperatures will then warm to around 60° in the afternoon, which if realized would be right on the nose for what climatology considers “normal” for January 13. Expect plenty of sunshine with just a few clouds.
Warmer-than-normal temperatures will continue for the rest of the work week, with a stretch of 70° days expected beginning Wednesday. Lows Wednesday bottom out in the mid-50s — typical early January lows are closer to the upper 30s — while warming to the low-to-mid-70s under partly cloudy skies.
A few more clouds work their way in for Thursday and Friday as high pressure traverses to our north and a storm system to the west chucks some cirrus our way. We’ll cool down a touch for Thursday, but we will still remain well above normal as high pressure starts to ridge overhead. By Friday, surface high pressure is back offshore, and warmer air pumps right back in, sending temperatures to the mid and perhaps upper 70s, which may challenge record highs.
The next cold front approaches Saturday, which will be one more near-record-warm day before the front sends temperatures plunging below normal for Sunday into early next week.
Our run of above-normal temperatures is just beginning, and will continue through Tuesday and the rest of the work week. Expect lows to bottom out in the upper 40s to around 50° on Tuesday morning, with temperatures warming into the upper 60s to low 70s in the afternoon under a mix of sun and clouds.
A cold front getting through the area Monday afternoon will usher in much cooler air for Tuesday. We’ll start the day around freezing away from the coast, with wind chills bottoming out in the mid-to-upper 20s in the morning thanks to northwesterly winds around 5-10 MPH. This breeze continues for much of the day. Despite full sunshine, the ongoing influx of cold air will keep highs pinned to the low 50s across the metro.
We’ll continue to put Monday’s cold snap in the rear view on Wednesday as temperatures continue to trend warmer with high pressure moving eastward. Temperatures will fall to the mid-30s overnight, but increasing cloud cover should keep a lid on further radiational cooling and keep us above freezing. From there, we’ll warm into the low-to-mid-60s as the cloud deck continues to thicken courtesy of a coastal trough taking shape offshore.
