The fluctuation in temperature is expected to continue across the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., with a potential snow storm set to strike the East Coast and Northeast as temperatures drop again next week. Warm weather is expected to spread across the Midwest and into the East this week, but it may not last long, reported Weather Underground.
Despite this week being projected to bring warmer temperatures after a frigid President's Day weekend, cold air will bring temperatures down to the 30s and 40s after the weekend. A few factors coming together could result in a storm brewing along the coast of the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, covering areas of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky up through Pennsylvania, southeast New York and New England.
"Many of our indicators are suggesting that a significant storm will form along the Atlantic coast of the United States next week," AccuWeather Chief Long Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said, according to AccuWeather.
Cold air coming in from the north will meet low pressure coming up from the Southeast, a storm that may end up near the Atlantic Seaboard capable of bringing snow to the Appalachians and I-95 corridor if conditions are correct. The snow would be expected around Monday or Tuesday (Feb. 22 or 23) of next week.
The storm may appear to be the opposite of what was displayed over President's Day weekend, when snow turned to rain due to rising temperatures. Rain may start the precipitation, turning to snow as temperatures dip into the low 30s and high 20s.
Fortunately for those who fought the frigid cold this weekend, "the cold air coming in next week will not be nearly as cold as the outbreak that occurred over the Valentine's Day weekend," said Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.
