By Brett Rathbun, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist
May 12,2016; 11:41PM,EDT
Residents will reach for their heavy jackets as brisk, chilly air sweeps across the midwestern and northeastern United States this weekend.
This shot of cool air will precede a round of showers and thunderstorms marching eastward across the Midwest Friday and Friday night and the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday and Saturday night.
Highs this time of year are typically in the 60s F from the Upper Midwest to New England and the 70s F from the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic. On the coldest day this weekend, highs will be 15 to 20 degrees below average.
Windy conditions will accompany the chill and make it feel 5 to 10 degrees colder than the actual temperature.
Anyone going to a local park or attending a baseball game will want to bundle up.
On Friday, highs will reach only the 40s across portions of North Dakota and Minnesota. The rest of the Upper Midwest may not get out of the 50s.
Temperatures will be low enough to challenge record lows across parts of the Midwest, including Minneapolis as well as Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday night.
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The chill will dominate the Midwest by Saturday before reaching the East Coast by Sunday.
Temperatures may fail to get out of the 50s F from Boston to New York City, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Sunday.
There could be enough cold air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere to develop bands of lake-effect rain showers downwind of the Great Lakes this weekend.
It is not out of the question for some locations across the upper Great Lakes and higher elevations of New York and New England to have a few wet snowflakes mixing in, mainly during the overnight.
"It's not unprecedented to get some snow in the lower 48 east of the Mississippi River during the month of May, but it is most certainly unusual," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde said.
"The coldest night across the Midwest and upper Great Lakes will be on Saturday night," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said.
The coldest air will settle over the Northeast from Sunday to Monday.
"Snowflakes are possible over the Adirondacks of New York later Sunday and Sunday night," Rinde said.
There is a risk of a frost and freeze Sunday night and Monday over the interior Northeast. However, a breeze and/or patchy clouds could limit the temperature drop in some locations.
Regardless, any plants, fruits or vegetables planted outside should be covered this weekend as a precaution.
Those that have yet to plant any sensitive crops or plants may want to wait until after this weekend before doing so.
Grape
vines were experiencing bud break near the shores of Seneca Lake, New
York, on Wednesday, May 11,2016. Vineyards in the Finger Lakes and
other areas may need to take frost-preventative measures early next
week. (Photo by Timothy Merwarth/Wiemer Vineyard)Some chill will be felt as far south as the central Plains and Carolinas.
The brunt of the chill will last for only one or two days before milder conditions return for early next week ahead of the next storm system.
Thomas Emmert ·
Like I keep saying, 2016 : the year with no summer.
Aaron Ginther ·
If
there's any good news for those hoping for a good old fashioned hot
summer: El Nino is virtually gone, with the latest Nino 3.4 index coming
in at +0.6C. Once this value goes below +0.5C, we are now in ENSO
neutral. We'll probably be at ENSO neutral by the end of the month, and
La Nina will likely develop this summer. NOAA now gives La Nina a 76%
chance by fall 2016. However, the potential strength of La Nina is still
unknown.
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John Connors ·
REALLY BUNDLE UP WHAT IS THIS POLAR VORTEX till Mid June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
If there is snow in the GTA this weekend, it may be the latest final snow of the season since 2002.
David Gerard Turco ·
Another
cold spring. Most of the trees are still not out completely, the New
England peach crop is rated 90%+ failure, reduced apple crop and now
were talking frost and snowflakes in mid May - charming.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Only acceptable if this means June-like temps in mid-November 2016.
Bruce Cunningham ·
The forcast doesn't matter NOAA has already pre-determind May is the hottest month ever!
Greg Sorensen
Hey Al Gore, why don't you give another speech and maybe some of your hot air will help warm up the northeast.
Ben Beach ·
Algore, inventing nonsense since 1988.
Eric Westberg ·
These
late season cold snaps here in Iowa seem to be getting later and later
in the season over the past 10 years. I shouldn't be worrying about my
tomatoes getting smoked by frost in the middle of May!
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
Here
farther east in the GTA, this is the first legit cold May since 2008,
so many of us in the area are especially not used to seeing this type of
cold so late in the season.
William Smith ·
Works at South Park
It's
the coming ice age that the now global warming/climate change alarmists
warned about back in the 1960's and 1970's. Maybe they'll switch back
to global cooling now.
Robert Sohm ·
Please refrain this overuse of adjectives and lessen the hype
Zack Hodgson ·
This
better be the last cool shot and the heat needs to come on strong. Cool
air has no business in the lower 48 past mid-April. The lower 48 does
not want any outsiders entering from Canada and that's exactly what the
cool air is, an outsider.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
That cold air needs to stay in NORTHERN CANADA, not the entire country of Canada, lol.
Zack Hodgson ·
Cory
Morrison If we could find a way to direct air masses, I would make sure
the cold air stays at least 300 miles north of your part of Canada for
at least the next 17 months.
William Smith ·
Works at South Park
I
love everyone's pronouncements. "It shouldn't be cold past March" and
"It should be hot by now", just everyone's preconceived notions of what
"should happen", with the weather by now. Mother Nature will do what she
wants. If she wants snow in June and 90's in January, she'll have it by
damn it! She doesn't care what the weather "should be" like by a
particular date on the calendar. It's become quite clear. Also,when
someone says "This better be the last cold shot" or "This better be the
last rainy day for the next 3 weeks", I'm like "or else what? You're
going to punch Mother Nature in the face?"
Paula Jones
Bundle
up? Really? It isn't like it's going to be below zero. Such drama--it's
the Midwest. I don't want a repeat of last summer in Chicago. Memorial
weekend was the last weekend we had that we didn't have severe weather
watches/warnings. Outside events were cancelled or postponed due to
constant heavy rain. If it was 60 all year I'd love it.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
June was especially awful last year where I am near Toronto.
Dave Bubacy ·
I
hate the midwest. I'll take the 90's and 100's in Arizona anyday over
this garbage. 3 or 4 months of heat sure beats 9 months of this crap. As
soon as i can i'm gone.
Kathy Miller
This is from the same people that think temps in the 80s and 90s is pleasant.
Adithya Ramachandran ·
Cold
and cloudy this late in the year is depressing. Around 80 F and sunny
is perfect for me. I agree that 90's are a bit too much.
George Greene ·
Works at TopShelf Oldies
Adithya Ramachandran exactly right! Sunny and 80 is great. Very good to see this cold wave will be short-lived
Aaron Ginther ·
That's
good summer weather. It's great for heading to the pools, going to the
beach or the waterpark. I don't want to be on vacation in July with
overcast skies and temperatures stuck in the 70's. I can understand why
people think 90's and high humidity is uncomfortable, but if you dress
appropriately and find some activities that keep you cool, you can have
fun in hot weather. It doesn't really get dangerous until temperatures
start soaring into the triple digits. I wouldn't wish for 115-120F heat
indices. Kind of like how I wouldn't wish for -30F wind chills either.
Joseph Nazar ·
Adithya
Ramachandran Personally, I like hot weather, if it's only a little
humid. I wouldn't mind temps in the 90s, if the air was dry, as in
Arizona.
Cory Morrison ·
Works at Fortinos
After the past 3 near non-existent summers (Especially 2014) us heat lovers would like to have a real summer for a change.
Tan Alan
Good. Stay cool and cloudy with nothing above 70 for highs until winter as far as I'm concerned.
Hot weather and sunshine only makes people act like idiots. For some, it's no act, though. Those things merely intensify the idiocy.
Hot weather and sunshine only makes people act like idiots. For some, it's no act, though. Those things merely intensify the idiocy.
Debbie Brunell
i
am with you all the way looks like we are going to get out of may ok ,
the best i am wishing for is a repeat of last summer , by the time it
became hot it was almost over. if i never see 80 or 90 degrees again it
will not break my heart!
Michael Carenza Jr. ·
May has been a good month so far. Could have done without the 80 yesterday and again today but a good change is coming.
Oh stop talking
your headline says bundle up its May give me a break
will survive 50s and freeze
you might it like its the end of the world
hype hype hype
your headline says bundle up its May give me a break
will survive 50s and freeze
you might it like its the end of the world
hype hype hype
Neven Prvinic ·
They should be discussing why they are getting all the long range forecasts wrong, instead of inducing panic.
Works at South Park
Neven
Prvinic , you're right. 50's and 60's isn't going to kill us,so stop
the hype already accuweather! Also you're right,but all weathermen are
like this. They never come out and apologize for getting forecasts
wrong. Last month they said that May in the Eastern US would be hot and
dry and despite the past few days of warm,sunny weather,this month has
been a total rain-out.Now I'm starting to doubt their "Hottest Summer
Ever", predictions. Also,I think the reason why they hype these
things,besides just the sensationalism of it all,is because this is all
part of the alarmism of the climate change
histerics. They're just hoping that we have the hottest summer ever so
that they can say "See,we're destroying the planet with our cars and
appliances and modern technology" and even if it's not the hottest
summer,if it's the coldest summer or an average summer temp and precip
wise, they'll just blame it on climate change and call it the hottest
summer ever even if it's snowing everywhere across the globe in July.
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