Winter delivers its final punch to Northeast in spring with snow showers, cold temperatures for millions
The heaviest snow will shift into northern New Hampshire and much of Maine. Most of the snow will begin to taper off as the area of low pressure moves off the East Coast by late morning.
Winter delivers final punch to Northeast with snow
Spring and winter are battling it out across the Northeast as snow, severe storms and torrential rain are likely to develop through Monday morning. The heaviest snow will shift into northern New Hampshire and much of Maine.
NEW YORK, NY — Spring and winter battled it out across the Northeast as snow, chilly temperatures and heavy rain kicked off the workweek in a messy start for millions.
Parts of the Interstate 95 corridor saw a brief spurt of 60-degree temperatures, while the interior Northeast and New England saw another round of snow showers.
Beyond the arrival of astronomical spring, winter's parting shot looms — a split in the Polar Vortex could plunge temperatures back into the 30s across the region late this week.
FILE - A man walks his dog on an icy and snowy Mt. Vernon Street sidewalk in Boston. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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The heaviest snow will shift into northern New Hampshire and much of Maine. Most of the snow will begin to taper off as the area of low pressure moves off the East Coast by late morning.
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Temperatures climbed into the mid-50s along the Interstate 95 corridor on Saturday and reached the low 60s in New York City on Sunday.
Along the Mid-Atlantic coast, Washington, D.C. reached the low 80s Sunday afternoon.
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Northwest winds will usher in colder air, allowing temperatures to fall below average into Monday and Tuesday, running about 5 to 10 degrees below normal for late March.
On Sunday, a Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe storms was in effect for widespread thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail that stretched from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast.
These storms pushed along the Mid-Atlantic coast into the lower Mississippi Valley on Monday morning.
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Behind these storms, highs on Monday in New York City reached the mid-40s, as another round of colder air moves in.
FILE: People walk over the Brooklyn Bridge during heavy rain and high winds as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia continue to move through the area on September 25, 2023 in New York City. Much of the northeast U.S. saw a weekend of heavy rain and wind as the slow moving storm lingered from the Carolinas to New York City.
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Parts of the Northeast also saw snow this weekend, including Harrietstown, New York, which got 7 inches of snow, and Saranac, which picked up 4 inches of snow.
There will also be a threat for isolated strong storms across the Carolinas and Georgia on Monday. The same cold front is moving into a warmer and somewhat unstable environment, allowing scattered thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon.
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By Tuesday morning, the storm system will be offshore and high pressure will begin to build in from the West. This will bring a return to drier and more seasonable weather for much of the East.