Crisp mornings give way to pleasant midday warmup across Midwest, Northeast
Temperatures in New York City's Central Park dipped to 58 degrees on Wednesday morning, which is the first time the temperature dropped that low in August since Aug. 20, 2008. Washington, too, felt the chill Wednesday morning when the temperature there dropped into the 50s for the first time in August since Aug. 7, 2004.
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Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast have been waking up to below average temperatures this week, giving people a brief preview of what's to come when we transition from summer to fall.
Summer isn’t over yet, but millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast are getting a taste of what’s to come with morning low temperatures feeling more like fall this week just in time for the release of seasonal pumpkin spice drinks.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, an expansive area of high pressure has settled across the Midwest and Northeast, resulting in clear skies and crisp temperatures.
In fact, some areas haven't seen temperatures this low in August in years.
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Temperatures in New York City's Central Park dipped to 58 degrees on Wednesday morning, which is the first time the temperature dropped that low in August since Aug. 20, 2008. Washington, too, felt the chill Wednesday morning when the temperature there dropped into the 50s for the first time in August since Aug. 7, 2004.
As the temperatures start to dip, it may be good news that pumpkin spice latte lovers could soon get their chilly hands around the warm, fall-favorite beverage.
Rumor has it that this year’s fall products from Starbucks, including the much-loved PSLs, could be available as soon as Thursday – the earliest the chain has ever offered the product.
However, while the morning temperatures will start to get a bit chilly, the daytime high temperatures should bounce back to more summerlike temperatures.
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This animated graphic shows the forecast high temperatures on Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 23.
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Temperatures in Minneapolis will remain stuck in the upper 70s through the rest of the workweek, while St. Louis to the south will jump into the low 80s on Thursday and upper 80s on Friday.
Along the U.S. East Coast, Boston will jump to around 80 degrees Friday.
New York City, too, will enjoy a warmup when temperatures rise to the low 80s by Friday.