Feb 24, 2012; 9:36 PM ET
High winds howling to 60 mph across the Northeast tonight into Saturday will likely result in travel delays.
A snowstorm pushing along the U.S.-Canada border tonight and departing into the Maritime provinces of Canada on Saturday will be followed by very high winds pushing in colder air.
Howling winds will first blast the eastern Great Lakes and the mid-Atlantic overnight, especially during the latter part of the night. The highest winds will blast New England on Saturday.
The strong winds will likely cause flight delays, including for the major airports like Philadelphia, Newark, La Guardia, JFK and Boston International Airports.
Travel for high-profile vehicles, such as campers and semi-trucks, will also be dangerous in the highest crosswinds.
"Some tree branches and a few power lines could be downed," said AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. "Trash cans left out will be blown around."
Besides causing travel headaches and some localized damage, the high winds will contribute to AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures that are 10-15 degrees lower than actual temperatures. This may be shocking following a mild Friday across the southern mid-Atlantic, with highs reaching the 50s, 60s and even 70s.
Across the interior Northeast, actual highs will be in the 20s and 30s on Saturday, while highs for the I-95 corridor cities from Philadelphia to Boston and Portland will be in the 40s. The high in Washington, D.C., will be in the 50s, but it will feel much cooler.
The colder air rushing across the still mild and mostly unfrozen Great Lakes will trigger lake-effect snow showers for typical snowbelts downwind of the lakes.
The heaviest bands are expected to set up downwind of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York state tonight. Heavy bands of snow will develop downwind of Lake Ontario across New York state late tonight into Saturday.
Motorists in Erie, Pa., and Syracuse, N.Y., should be prepared for sudden bursts of snow that reduce the visibility and create slippery roads.
Quick bursts of snow will also whiten the Appalachians Friday night into Saturday all the way southward into the mountains of North Carolina.
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