DC, Baltimore: No Lasting Cold Air in Sight

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist

December 3,2015; 10:25PM,EST

 

 

Temperatures will continue to average above normal through the weekend and during much of December around Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.

Seasonable Weekend on Tap for Northeast

The weather for Friday through the weekend and into Monday will be dry around the region with plenty of sunshine each day.
The weather this weekend will offer a great opportunity for outdoor activities ranging from hunting and shopping to putting up holiday lights and tracking down a Christmas tree.

Conditions for the National Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Sunday evening will be clear and mild. The temperature at sundown will be near 50 with nearly calm winds.
Daytime highs will be in the 50s through Monday. Nighttime lows will be in the 30s in the cities but can dip into the 20s in some of the coldest suburbs.
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During the first week of December, average temperatures range from a low in the middle 30s to a high in the upper 40s in the city.
A storm forecast to impact the Pacific coast on Thursday may reach the mid-Atlantic coast on Tuesday with rain.
In the wake of the storm next week, there are no signs of lasting cold air emptying into the Eastern states. A strong El Niño will help keep the polar vortex at bay near the Arctic Circle.
For those hoping for snow leading up to the holiday season, the persistent mild weather will make for quite a challenge for storms to bring snow to the area.
The strong El Niño winters (December through February) of 1972-73 and 1997-98 only brought 0.1 of an inch of snow to Washington, D.C. In Baltimore, snowfall during the 1972-73 winter was only 1.2 inches with 3.2 inches during the winter of 1997-98.

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