After a storm system brought wintry weather and February-like chill to parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday, a big upswing in temperatures is on tap this weekend.
For residents growing weary of the generally chilly and unsettled weather pattern, this weekend's weather will offer a chance to enjoy outdoor activities without the need for an umbrella or heavy jacket.
A bubble of high pressure settling over the mid-Atlantic in the wake of Friday's system will allow drier air and sunshine to return over the weekend.
Because the air associated with this high originated from the Pacific Ocean and not Canada, temperatures this weekend and into early next week will be the highest they have been since the last day or two of March.
"Temperatures in the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast will average 6-12 degrees above normal through at least Monday," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said.
Temperatures may climb high enough in parts of the Southeast and southern mid-Atlantic that cooling demands will increase.
After temperatures were held in the 40s on Friday from New York City to Baltimore and in the 30s across the interior, high temperatures on Saturday will soar into the middle to upper 60s in the Interstate-95 corridor and upper 50s to lower 60s across the central Appalachians.
Even warmer weather is on tap for Sunday and Monday, with highs generally in the 70s in the major cities and well into the 60s across the higher elevations.
Download the free AccuWeather app to find out just how warm it will get in your location through early next week.
The springlike air will provide an ideal setting for outdoor barbecues and cookouts over the weekend, as well as other outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, fishing and golfing.
Although dry air will accompany the pleasantly warm weather over the weekend, a quick-moving storm system will bring showers and even a few thunderstorms back to the mid-Atlantic on Sunday night and Monday.
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By the time the rain reaches northern New England, it will change over to snow and sleet as the warmth will get cut off before reaching Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
While several inches of snow may fall across parts of Maine on Monday with steadier rain in southern New England, showers and storms should be more isolated in nature across the mid-Atlantic and only temporarily dampen outdoor plans.
The warmth should hang on across the mid-Atlantic into Tuesday before more seasonably cool weather returns by the middle of next week.
No long-lasting bouts of chilly air are expected to reach the mid-Atlantic this spring, although it will take until early May for any meaningful warmth to reach northern New England.
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