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Frosty Weather Hanging On In The East

May 7, 2017
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Andrew Rosenthal
Mother Nature still has one more chilly day up her sleeve for the Eastern U.S. today. Freezing temperatures will end the growing season in some locations, while those yearning to enjoy warmer weather will have to wait until mid-week.

Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories are in effect again from southern New England to the Mid-Atlantic and the Tennessee Valley. This includes New Haven, Conn., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Va., Raleigh, N.C., Greenville, S.C., and Nashville and Memphis, Tenn.

Morning temperatures dropped into low to mid 20s throughout the central and northern Appalachians with interior New England seeing temperatures drop into the low to middle teens. Lows dip near the freezing mark across the I-95 corridor, with middle 20s found around the greater Philadelphia and New York City suburbs.

The Canadian high pressure responsible for the chilly weather will move off the East Coast later today, allowing a light southerly wind to push temperatures up a notch closer to 60 degrees in many spots. Morning lows will stay above freezing on Tuesday and the warming trend will continue through the middle of the week, when highs will top out in the middle 60s and even lower 70s.

The cold blast is right on cue, if not a few days behind schedule. Minneapolis typically sees its first frost by mid-September while Pittsburgh`s is usually by the fall equinox. Boston is a bit behind schedule with the average first frost around October 5 while Washington, D.C., typically has its first frost by October 17.