Monday,  Jan. 20, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 188 • 12 of 25

Arctic Cold Moving into Central and Eastern U.S. with Heavy Snow for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

• A strong cold front will dive southward from the Plains and Midwest on Monday to the East Coast and Southeast on Tuesday. Bitter wind chills to 40 degrees below zero will impact the Upper Midwest. At the leading edge of the cold air, a winter storm is forecast to develop on Tuesday that will impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coast with snow and blowing snow.
Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Today: Breezy...colder. Light snow. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling into

Yesterday's Weather
High: 40.8°F at 11:57 AM
Low: 19.8°F at 8:21 AM
Wind Chill:
High Gust: 21 mph at 2:24 PM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 14.50

Record High: 60° in 1944
Record Low:  -29° in 1936
Average High: 22°F
Average Low: 1°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.31
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.31
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:24 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:06 a.m.

the upper single digits below zero in the afternoon. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Tonight: Much colder. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20 below. North winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west up to 5 mph after midnight. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
Tuesday: Colder. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow in the afternoon. Highs around 10. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night And Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows around 20 below. Highs 5 to 10 above.
Thursday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
Friday And Friday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs around 30. Lows 15 to 20.

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