Brilliant sunshine (Photo courtesy of Photos.com) By Matt Alto, Meteorologist
Mar 17, 2012; 9:47 AM ET
With unusual warmth continuing across much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation the past week, a backdoor cold front that slowly pushed to the east brought cooler air to the Northeast and coastal mid-Atlantic as we closed out the workweek.
While afternoon highs from the Plains and Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Southeast experienced springlike temperatures in the 70s and 80s, residents from the Chesapeake Bay area northward into New England had to endure temperatures generally in the 40s and 50s.
In fact, temperatures in Boston hovered in the middle 40s on Wednesday after starting the week with temperatures in the 70s on both Monday and Tuesday.
All this will change starting today as warm air funnels back into the region, allowing residents of the Northeast to also enjoy the springlike warmth that many east of the Rockies have been enjoying the past week.
An area of high pressure will slide off the East Coast this weekend sending a surge of milder air into the Northeast and coastal mid-Atlantic.
As afternoon highs warm into the 60s and 70s this weekend, many locations will be 10-15 degrees above normal.
Some locations across New England will be almost 20 degrees above normal on Sunday and Monday as temperatures near 70 degrees.
Below is a list of the high temperatures on Friday vs. the forecast high for Saturday and Sunday:
| City, State | Friday's High | Forecast High Saturday | Forecast High Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, N.Y. | 51 degrees | 63 degrees | 63 degrees |
| Boston, Mass. | 46 degrees | 56 degrees | 62 degrees |
| Providence, R.I. | 44 degrees | 59 degrees | 61 degrees |
| Portland, Maine | 40 degrees | 52 degrees | 63 degrees |
| Concord, N.H. | 41 degrees | 59 degrees | 66 degrees |
| Albany, N.Y. | 50 degrees | 65 degrees | 65 degrees |
| Bangor, Maine | 36 degrees | 59 degrees | 62 degrees |
The pleasant temperatures will be accompanied by brilliant sunshine and little in the way of wind.
The abnormal warmth will continue into much of next week as the area of high pressure remains parked off the East Coast.
This will allow southerly winds to continue to keep the warm air across much of the Eastern Seaboard with temperatures in the Northeast routinely warming into the 60s and 70s each day.
How warm will it get in your neighborhood, check out your local AccuWeather.com forecast.
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