7:00 AM | Nice for Thanksgiving Day, but an Arctic blast comes for the weekend

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, mild, highs in the upper 50’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, chilly, lows in the mid 30’s

Friday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, near 60

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, chilly, a couple of showers possible, upper 30’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, much colder, low-to-mid 40’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, cold, low 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, still cold, upper 40’s

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, showers possible, still cold, low 50’s

Discussion

Our decent weather pattern will continue right through tomorrow, but the weekend will turn out much colder as a strong cold front will whip through the region by early Saturday and this will usher in Arctic air for Saturday and Sunday. In fact, this cold air outbreak is likely to cause a widespread, albeit short-lived, “lake effect” snow event from late Friday night into Sunday for those locations downstream of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The Arctic chill modifies slightly early next week, but then another widespread cold air outbreak is destined to hit the region from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic by the middle of next week.