Really warm in the 70’s, partly cloudy for Thursday

IN THE 40S AND 50S, 55 DOWNTOWN, 45 AT BWI. FEW COLDER SPOTS LIKE WOODSTOCK AT 39 DEGREES, BUT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR THIS IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WE’RE TYPICALLY SEEING LOWS IN THE 30S. THIS TIME OF YEAR. NOT TODAY THOUGH, AS WE START OUT REALLY MILD. SO JUST TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE MORE, I WANTED TO SHOW WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. THERE’S A REALLY STRONG COLD FRONT TRACKING THROUGH THE ROCKIES AND EVENTUALLY THAT’S COMING OUR WAY. AND IT’S PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW OUT TOWARDS THE ROCKIES IN COLORADO, INCLUDING IN AREAS LIKE DENVER AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THERE, THERE COULD BE UPWARDS OF TWO FEET OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING. MARCH IS A TYPICAL SNOWY MONTH IN THE ROCKIES, AS THEY GET THAT CLASHING OF AIR MASSES. NOW THIS IS GOING TO TRACK ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS REALLY COLD AIR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO BY NEXT WEEK, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WE’RE GOING TO FEEL THAT DROP IN TEMPERATURES AND THEN IT BOUNCES BACK. WE SHOULD TURN A LITTLE BIT MILDER TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK, BUT THERE’S ANOTHER BLIP OF COLD AIR I’M SEEING BY THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND IN THE ROCKIES. WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IF THAT COMES OUR WAY BY THE END OF MARCH. IT GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR, TEMPERATURES CAN SWING REALLY DRASTICALLY, AND THAT IS NORMAL FOR US. SO IT’S A GOOD IDEA. JUST TO KEEP LOTS OF DIFFERENT LAYERS OUT DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU’LL NEED PER DAY. SO A LOT OF SEASONS IN ONE WEEK, INCLUDING SOME SUMMER LIKE WEATHER ALMOST THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE HIT 78 DEGREES, YOU CAN SEE THAT’S MORE THAN 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THEN WE’RE GOING TO SLOWLY DROP DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEEKEND IS COOLER IN THE 60S, BUT MOSTLY DRY, SO YOU CAN STILL ENJOY IT. IT’S REALLY GOING TO FEEL COLDER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, ALTHOUGH THAT’S NOT FAR OFF FROM NORMAL FROM THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT’S A LOT COOLER THAN WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, SO TUESDAY IS REALLY GOING TO FEEL CHILLY WHEN IT’S GUSTY. AND WE’RE ONLY IN THE 40S. SO FOR TODAY WE HAVE A LOT MORE SUNSHINE. WE’LL END UP IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST FOR TODAY TAKING YOU THROUGH THE NEXT 12 HOURS. WE’LL BE IN THE 50S THIS MORNING, 60S BY 11:00 AND MID TO UPPER 70 THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A LIGHT WIND FROM THE WEST. THE SUN COMES UP AT 719 AND THE SUN SETS AT 713. TONIGHT NEAR 60 DEGREES. SO IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY EVEN MILDER TONIGHT. HARDLY NEED A JACKET AS YOU’RE OUT EXCEPT FOR WESTERN MARYLAND, WHICH COULD SEE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS FIRST. THEN A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS WILL BE ARRIVING HERE TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL STILL BE IN THE 70S, THOUGH. ON FRIDAY. SO ON THE FUTURECAST YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE LATER TODAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT WE’RE STAYING MILD OVERNIGHT AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING FROM THE WEST. FIRST IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN ARRIVING HERE, MAYBE ISOLATED DURING THE MORNING. MORE LIKELY THOUGH, WE’RE GETTING SOME MORE SHOWERS ARRIVING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SO LOOKING AT YOUR FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, TODAY IS THE WARMEST 78, TOMORROW 73. AND AGAIN, RAIN SHOWERS POPPING UP DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. ESPECIALLY STEADY AS IN THE EVENING. THE WEEKEND IS DRY, BUT COOLER IN THE 60S. NEXT WEEK A BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURES 50 ON MONDAY, 48 TUESDAY, BUT WITH SOME COLD, GUSTY WINDS. MIGHT EVEN BE SOME FLURRIES ON TUESDAY, WHICH IS TECHNICALLY THE SPRING EQUINOX