Brief relief from frigid air on tap for central, eastern US
By
Jake Sojda, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Nov 17, 2019 4:56 PM EDT
The first half of November has been dominated by bitter cold invading the eastern two-thirds of the United States. That's finally about to change as a surge of warmth will progress from the Plains into the East during the course of this week.
A storm system developing in the southern Plains during the middle of the week and cutting northeastward through the western Great Lakes will send a wave of much-warmer air northward ahead of the system. This comes just after yet another reinforcing shot of cold air keeps the chill in place across the Great Lakes and Northeast to start the week.
The mild surge will begin the week in the Plains, where temperatures on through Tuesday will be around 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for the middle of November.
As the storm system begins to take shape Wednesday, even warmer air will surge north, with most places in the central Plains rising into the upper 60s, which is about 10-15 degrees above normal for mid-November. A few locales may even reach the lower 70s.
"Residents in the central and southern Plains should be able to keep the jackets put away for a couple of days this week," said Alan Reppert, AccuWeather meteorologist.
Widespread 70s will be found across Texas, with some along the Texas Gulf coast climbing back into the 80s by the middle of the week. San Antonio, where temperatures were stuck in the middle to upper 40s during the middle of last week, will challenge the 80-degree mark again by the middle of this week.
On the cold side of the midweek storm, snow and a wintry mix are in store from eastern Colorado to the upper Great Lakes.
Thursday and Friday the warmth will shift eastward as the storm system cuts northeastward. Thursday, much of the western Great Lakes and Ohio, Tennessee and lower Mississippi valleys will be graced with temperatures around 5-10 degrees above normal.
So far in November, Detroit has averaged 11 degrees below normal and has received nearly 10 inches of snowfall. Tuesday and Wednesday of last week temperatures didn't rise past the middle 20s. By Thursday, they will be pushing the low 50s.
Most of the Ohio Valley will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s Thursday.
Much of the Appalachians and East Coast will also experience milder temperatures Thursday and Friday. However, the warmth will be slightly tempered, with highs not climbing quite as far above normal in the Northeast. Temperatures for most in these areas will rise back to around or slightly above normal both days to close out the workweek.
"While some in the Northeast might still look to the south and west with jealousy at the bigger warmup that will happen there, it will still be a very welcome break to the cold and wind that much of the Northeast has experienced over the past couple of weeks," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Clay Chaney.
The warmth won't come without a caveat however. The storm system helping to draw the warmth northward will also bring some rain along with it.
Showers will break out Wednesday afternoon in the central and southern Plains, and then shift into the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys Thursday. Spotty showers will shift through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Friday.
"While some may not need to bring a jacket heading out into the warmth this week, they may need to consider an umbrella," Chaney said.
Heavier rain and thunderstorms look to develop Thursday night and Friday along a frontal boundary situated across the South.
Unfortunately for those who aren't cold weather lovers, the warmup will be short-lived. A brief shot of below-normal cold will trail the warmth.
This next cold push will begin in the northern Plains Wednesday afternoon, and progress south and east behind the aforementioned storm system through the end of the week. The warmup in the Northeast will be cut short later Friday and Friday night.
The cold won't be as harsh however. Daytime temperatures will drop back to around 5-10 degrees below normal for a day or two, and then quickly rebound back to near normal.
"That's going to be the trend to close out November," said AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok.
"We will see an active pattern with storms traversing the nation, ushering in milder air ahead of them, and then colder air again behind them, but any more extreme Arctic blasts should be held off."
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Brief relief from frigid air on tap for central, eastern US
By Jake Sojda, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Nov 17, 2019 4:56 PM EDT
The first half of November has been dominated by bitter cold invading the eastern two-thirds of the United States. That's finally about to change as a surge of warmth will progress from the Plains into the East during the course of this week.
A storm system developing in the southern Plains during the middle of the week and cutting northeastward through the western Great Lakes will send a wave of much-warmer air northward ahead of the system. This comes just after yet another reinforcing shot of cold air keeps the chill in place across the Great Lakes and Northeast to start the week.
The mild surge will begin the week in the Plains, where temperatures on through Tuesday will be around 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for the middle of November.
As the storm system begins to take shape Wednesday, even warmer air will surge north, with most places in the central Plains rising into the upper 60s, which is about 10-15 degrees above normal for mid-November. A few locales may even reach the lower 70s.
"Residents in the central and southern Plains should be able to keep the jackets put away for a couple of days this week," said Alan Reppert, AccuWeather meteorologist.
Widespread 70s will be found across Texas, with some along the Texas Gulf coast climbing back into the 80s by the middle of the week. San Antonio, where temperatures were stuck in the middle to upper 40s during the middle of last week, will challenge the 80-degree mark again by the middle of this week.
On the cold side of the midweek storm, snow and a wintry mix are in store from eastern Colorado to the upper Great Lakes.
Thursday and Friday the warmth will shift eastward as the storm system cuts northeastward. Thursday, much of the western Great Lakes and Ohio, Tennessee and lower Mississippi valleys will be graced with temperatures around 5-10 degrees above normal.
So far in November, Detroit has averaged 11 degrees below normal and has received nearly 10 inches of snowfall. Tuesday and Wednesday of last week temperatures didn't rise past the middle 20s. By Thursday, they will be pushing the low 50s.
Most of the Ohio Valley will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s Thursday.
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Much of the Appalachians and East Coast will also experience milder temperatures Thursday and Friday. However, the warmth will be slightly tempered, with highs not climbing quite as far above normal in the Northeast. Temperatures for most in these areas will rise back to around or slightly above normal both days to close out the workweek.
"While some in the Northeast might still look to the south and west with jealousy at the bigger warmup that will happen there, it will still be a very welcome break to the cold and wind that much of the Northeast has experienced over the past couple of weeks," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Clay Chaney.
The warmth won't come without a caveat however. The storm system helping to draw the warmth northward will also bring some rain along with it.
Showers will break out Wednesday afternoon in the central and southern Plains, and then shift into the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys Thursday. Spotty showers will shift through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Friday.
"While some may not need to bring a jacket heading out into the warmth this week, they may need to consider an umbrella," Chaney said.
Heavier rain and thunderstorms look to develop Thursday night and Friday along a frontal boundary situated across the South.
Unfortunately for those who aren't cold weather lovers, the warmup will be short-lived. A brief shot of below-normal cold will trail the warmth.
This next cold push will begin in the northern Plains Wednesday afternoon, and progress south and east behind the aforementioned storm system through the end of the week. The warmup in the Northeast will be cut short later Friday and Friday night.
The cold won't be as harsh however. Daytime temperatures will drop back to around 5-10 degrees below normal for a day or two, and then quickly rebound back to near normal.
"That's going to be the trend to close out November," said AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok.
"We will see an active pattern with storms traversing the nation, ushering in milder air ahead of them, and then colder air again behind them, but any more extreme Arctic blasts should be held off."
Download the free AccuWeather app to check the forecast in your area. Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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