Summer-like temperatures to surge across the Northeast before weekend thunderstorms usher in a cooldown
The FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to reach the 90s Friday in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., before severe thunderstorms sweep across the region this weekend.
Summer-like temperatures to surge across the Northeast before weekend thunderstorms
Summer-like heat is surging into the Northeast, with potential record-high temperatures across several major metro areas along the Interstate 95 corridor on Friday.
Summer-like heat is surging into the Northeast, with potential record-high temperatures across several major metro areas along the Interstate 95 corridor on Friday, before severe thunderstorms sweep across the region this weekend.
The FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to reach the 90s Friday in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., as a strong ridge of high pressure builds across the East Coast.
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Starting Thursday, a ridge of high pressure will shift eastward as southerly winds are expected to draw warmer air into the Northeast and Ohio Valley.
High temperatures will run 10 to 15 degrees above average.
The hottest conditions are expected to hug the coast from New York City to parts of Virginia.
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Meanwhile, a cold front is marching eastward and will arrive in the Ohio Valley parts of New England on Saturday afternoon and trigger severe storms.
A Level 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms covers northern Ohio and parts of western Pennsylvania and western New York, including Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Storms will reach the Interstate 95 corridor through the day and linger into Sunday morning.
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Behind the severe weather, temperatures will drop back into the 60s and 70s through Monday.
Stormy weekends have been a consistent pattern for many places across the Northeast, with Boston recording rain on 11 of the past 13 weekends so far this spring.
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After this brief cooldown, average spring-like conditions are expected to return by the middle of next week.