Another wild temperature swing brings above-average warmth to over 180 million Americans
The spring roller coaster for temperatures across much of the U.S. continues this week as highs soar to well-above-average levels once again after taking a plunge off last week's record heat.
Widespread cooldown expected across parts of US this weekend after resurgence of warm air
Another cold front will send temperatures plunging once again late this week and into the weekend. Temperatures will go from well above average to well below average.
Over 180 million Americans will again see above-average warmth heading toward the end of the workweek as the wild spring temperature roller coaster continues.
More than 200 record-high temperatures were broken across the U.S. last week, and a late-season surge of cold air followed, with cities like Chicago and Denver seeing temperatures drop from the 80s to the 40s and 50s in a matter of days.
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Now, after a few days of below-average temperatures, warm air has returned once again from the Midwest to the Southeast and Northeast.
An area of low pressure has been spinning across the central U.S. and will continue to do so on Thursday, and temperatures are expected to warm well above average as toasty air gets pushed ahead of a late-week storm threat.
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Warm air arrives in Northeast on Thursday
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The rise in temperatures won’t be as extreme as last week, but it will still feel like it should be May or June rather than mid-April.
Chicago is expected to see a high temperature of about 78 degrees on Thursday, which is about 26 degrees above average. New York City will be about 3 degrees above average on Thursday, with a high temperature of about 65 degrees.
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One caveat for the warmth is that a warm front could stall in the mid-Atlantic, according to the FOX Forecast Center. This could limit the northward extent of the warmup across the Northeast, so some locations along the Interstate 95 corridor could be in the 80s while others not too far to the north will be stuck in the 60s.
Above-average temperatures remain in the East on Friday
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The warmth will continue into Friday, with above-average temperatures again expected across the eastern third of the U.S.
Raleigh, North Carolina, should be around 86 degrees on Friday, and that’s about 12 degrees warmer than average.
Atlanta will see temperatures about 7 degrees warmer than average, with a high temperature of about 81 degrees expected.