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SYNOPSIS
High pressure will build over the region through tonight before shifting offshore. A dry cold front will move south through the area Sunday, followed by another surge of colder high pressure Sunday night into Monday.
KEY MESSAGES
-High pressure will bring sunny, dry, and seasonable weather today.
-A dry cold front will arrive late Sunday, with reinforcing chilly weather Monday.
-A big warm up is expected by mid to late Christmas week.
High pressure will be over the region today then exit offshore tonight. Highs today generally 50-55. Lows tonight 30-35.
SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
As of 1235 AM Saturday...
The dry front will move through the region Sunday afternoon and early evening. Other than winds becoming NW-N and increasing to 10- 20 mph after the fropa, the front will bring no rain. Mild to warm highs sunday will reach into the 60s. It will turn colder Sunday night with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 1220 AM Saturday...
High pressure will be centered over the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday, providing dry and seasonably cool conditions across the region. This surface high will shift offshore to the southeast late Monday night, allowing a return of southerly flow. Temperatures Monday night will be the coldest of the long-term forecast period, with overnight lows falling into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Warm air advection will strengthen on Tuesday as southerly flow increases ahead of an approaching weak frontal boundary. This WAA regime may result in a chance of light showers across portions of the northern Piedmont and Coastal Plain Tuesday. A weak cold front will then sag southward into central North Carolina overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday morning.
Behind the front, high pressure will build southward along the East Coast from the north on Wednesday and persist into Thursday. Slightly cooler temperatures will be expected across northeastern sections of the CWA, while areas farther southwest remain in the low to mid 60s on Wednesday.
By Christmas Day, surface high pressure will shift offshore, allowing warm southerly flow to reestablish across the region. Thursday will be dry with well-above-normal temperatures, as highs climb into the mid to upper 60s, roughly 15 degrees above average. Lows will be in the Upper 40s to near 50. The warming trend will continue into Friday under persistent south/southwesterly flow, with highs reaching the low to mid 70s across central North Carolina.
AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 1223 AM Saturday...
VFR conditions will persist with light winds through the 24 hour TAF period.
Outlook: High pressure and associated VFR conditions will persist through the remainder of the extended period.
RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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