By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
November 30,2014; 8:05AM,EST
A fast west-to-east flow across the nation This week will keep the coldest air out of the South but will lead to unsettled conditions in parts of the West, Midwest and Northeast.
According to AccuWeather.com Long Range Expert Bob Smerbeck, "As the South stays relatively warm, the pattern will cause brief bouts of cold and mild air from the central Rockies to the East."
Temperatures will climb into the 50s around New York City for a few days this week during the in-and-out warm and cold spells. The average high for New York City is in the upper 40s during early December.
Temperatures this week will reach the 60s on multiple days in Atlanta and will be around 70 degrees in Dallas later in the week.
The persistent mild weather in the South and its occasional visits to the East will bring some good opportunities for setting up outdoor Christmas decorations, viewing tree lighting ceremonies and helping shoppers to shed winter coats for their ventures. The break in the winter weather for a few days this week will assist in storm cleanup operations in hard-hit areas of northern New England.
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A push of cold air will sweep from the northern Rockies, Plains and Midwest early this week to the Northeast by Tuesday. This first push will bring some rain that can end as a bit of ice over parts of the southern Plains on Monday. Although precipitation east of the Rockies will be relatively light, even a thin coating of ice can lead to slippery travel in the swath from Oklahoma City to Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri.
While a storm brings some needed rain to drought-stricken areas of Southern California Tuesday into Wednesday, a separate storm could produce a swath of snow and ice over part of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast around the same time.
The storm forecast to affect California Tuesday into Wednesday will eventually head to the East by the end of the week.
"The key to how much freezing or frozen precipitation there is will depend on how far south a second push of cold air gets," Smerbeck said.
The reinforcing pushes of cold air will trim temperatures around Chicago and Detroit, after mild weather much of the Thanksgiving weekend. Following a bone-chilling day Monday, highs most days this week from Tuesday through Sunday will be in the 30s.
Keep checking in on AccuWeather.com for updates on the storms and the potential for snow and ice in the Northeast during the the week.
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