Warm, Storm-Free Break This Weekend

November 9, 2012; 7:25PM,EST

The East is entering into a warmer, storm-free pattern into early next week as colder, stormy weather briefly sets up in the West.
The pattern may provide some comfort and assistance for those repairing, recovering and rebuilding in the wake of Sandy and, more recently, the nor'easter.
Temperatures will continue to trend upward with less wind this weekend.
The last holdout for chilly air, clouds and spotty rain will be over upstate New York and New England during Saturday.

At peak Sunday (Veterans Day) into Monday, with the aid of sunshine, temperatures could come within a few degrees of record levels which generally range from the upper 60s to the middle 70s across the region.

Since the air will be dry in most areas over the weekend, temperatures will fall back significantly at night, where skies are clear. Those without heat will still need to utilize blankets, coats and shelters to stay warm.
The next chance of rain will be from a front moving in from the Midwest spanning Monday night and Tuesday. Winds will kick up from the south ahead of that front.
While the front will pack a punch over the Central states with drenching rain and locally severe thunderstorms, by the time it reaches the Atlantic Seaboard, it should have diminished to a few showers, breezy conditions and perhaps rumbles of thunder.
Somewhat colder air follows the front for the second half of next week, while a lack of major storms continues for the time being. However, the main thrust of the cold may aim across the north in places that have been less severely affected by power outages from the nor'easter and Sandy.

The weather will bring good drying conditions into Monday, but more importantly, there are hopes among the community at AccuWeather.com that it will lift spirits and warm souls for those hit hard by the storms. (Photos.com image).

Stormy Weather May Return Prior to Thanksgiving
Take advantage of the benign, warmer weather coming up.
As far as any significant storm activity is concerned, indications are the weather pattern may begin to turn unsettled beginning during the weekend before Thanksgiving.
One or more storms may affect various locations spanning the week of Thanksgiving from the Central states to the East Coast.
The details on the track and intensity of the new storms, as well as which areas in the Midwest and/or the Atlantic coast might endure the greatest impact are as of yet unclear.
There is no indication of another storm like Sandy coming any time soon. However, as portions of the Northeast have seen recently, it does not take a super storm to bring power outages, locally heavy snowfall and coastal flooding to the area.