NEW YORK (AP) – Sunny days and T-shirt-wearing temperatures made it appear winter had made an early exit. But it’s not finished with us yet – at least in the Northeast where a powerful storm with high winds and up to a foot of snow is expected next week.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service said Saturday there’s a blizzard watch for coastal regions including New York City and Boston for Monday night into Tuesday. There also is a winter storm watch for a larger area that includes much of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England.
The severe weather comes just a week after the region saw temperatures climb into the 60s in what looked like a sign of balmy spring. The chilly weather and snow some areas got on Friday was just a teaser.
“It’s a noticeable difference. It’s going to be a cold week,” said Brian Hurley, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.
Hurley said the forecast for severe weather is mostly confined to the eastern U.S., north of Washington, D.C.