Tuesday,  Jan. 21, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 189 • 13 of 30

Moderate to Heavy Snow Is Expected Tuesday from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast with Below Average Temperatures Across the Eastern U.S.

• As a cold front moves off the Atlantic Coast, a storm system over the Tennessee Valley will move towards the North Carolina coast and deepen as it goes. As it continues up the Eastern Seaboard, moisture from the Atlantic will result in moderate to heavy snow from the central Appalachians to New England. In addition, temperatures across the eastern U.S. will be 10 to 25 degrees below average.
• Today: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Highs 10 to 15. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 15 below to

Yesterday's Weather
High: 33.1°F at Midnight
Low: -12.9°F at 11:23 PM
Wind Chill: -29.2 at 12:05 AM
High Gust: 31 mph at 12:41 PM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 14.50

Record High: 57° in 1942, 1900
Record Low:  -31° in 1949
Average High: 23°F
Average Low: 1°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.32
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.32
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:25 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:05 a.m.

25 below zero in the morning.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
• Wednesday: Breezy. Partly sunny. Scattered flurries in the morning. Highs 5 to 10 above. Temperature falling into the upper single digits below zero in the afternoon. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
• Wednesday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below. North winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Wind chill readings 30 below to 40 below zero.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 30 below to 40 below zero in the morning.
• Thursday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.
• Friday And Friday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s. Lows 15 to 20.
• Saturday And Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the mid 20s. Lows 5 to 10 above.
• Sunday And Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs 15 to 20. Lows around 5 below.

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