WeatherFanatics: DC: This Weekend to Bring Next Storm Threat

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

DC: This Weekend to Bring Next Storm Threat

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

December 16,2014; 8:03PM,EST

The weather through Friday will be free of snow and ice for the Washington, D.C., area. However, wintry precipitation is possible this weekend.
Mild weather is in store through Wednesday with temperatures reaching well into the 50s F.
The normal average high for the city during the third week of December is in the middle 40s.

Chilly air will settle into the region Thursday into Friday, ahead of a storm system forecast to move up from the South Central states this weekend. The chilly air will bring at least two days of some sunshine, before the next storm moves in.
While the exact track and strength of that storm will determine how much snow and ice, versus rain falls on the area, there is the potential for significant travel problems on what could end up being the busiest shopping weekend of the year, nationally.
The stormy weather pattern with just enough chilly air to cause some snow and ice travel issues will continue into the week between Christmas and New Year's Day and beyond. There could be as many as three storms with snow, ice and/or rain affecting the Northeast states through the start of the new year.
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Temperatures thus far this December have averaged 2.1 degrees F above normal (30-year average) compared to the first two weeks from last December and during this November. Temperatures averaged 0.8 and 1.6 F below normal respectively for Washington, D.C.

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