Cold Northeast Rain, Snow Set for Sunday

By Andy Mussoline, Meteorologist

October 6, 2012; 11:30AM,EDT

 

 

 

 

The major swing to cold for the Northeast will be finalized Sunday as the chilly air makes it into the major cities along the I-95 corridor.
The cold front responsible for ushering in a major cold wave across the eastern two-thirds of the country will be moving away from the East Coast on Sunday, solidifying the final push of chilly air into the East.

Despite the cold front moving away, a storm will bring a round of chilly rain from Washington, D.C. to New York and Boston.
Highs will struggle into the low to mid-50s in all three cities as a period of rain dampens the region.
Farther west across the interior, the higher elevations will see their first snow of the season. It will primarily affect locales at 2,500 feet or higher.

The snowflakes will first fly across the mountains on West Virginia, western Maryland, and western Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon before advancing into the mountains of New England by Sunday night.
More tranquil weather will settle in on Monday as a high pressure system builds over the Northeast.
Despite the tranquility, the chilly weather will continue to be felt before a gradual warm-up through the middle of next week.