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Snow Now Expected In Some Spots In Region Just As Spring Starts: 5-Day Forecast

Mild conditions over the weekend will be followed by a cold front that will usher in a return to more seasonable temperatures, including snow in spots just as spring starts.

It will be markedly colder on Monday, March 18 after a cold front accompanied by showers moves through on St. Patrick's Day.

It will be markedly colder on Monday, March 18 after a cold front accompanied by showers moves through on St. Patrick's Day.

Photo Credit: AccuWeather.com
Snow showers and squalls are possible at times in areas farthest inland after a cold front passes through to start the week.

Snow showers and squalls are possible at times in areas farthest inland after a cold front passes through to start the week.

Photo Credit: AccuWeather.com

Monday, March 18 will be partly cloudy and cooler with temperatures in the 40s, but strong wind speeds of around 10 to 15 miles per hour will make it feel colder. (See the first image above from AccuWeather.com.)

Gusts could be as high as 25 mph on Monday, and with lower humidity levels, an there will be an enhanced risk of wildfire spread.

Skies will become partly to mostly sunny on Tuesday morning, March 19 on a breezy day with wind gusts again as high as 25 miles per hour, with the enhanced risk for wildfires continuing.

As clouds arrive in the afternoon, snow showers and squalls are possible at times in areas farthest inland, especially in the overnight hours after the official start of spring at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday. (Click on the second image above.)

Little or no accumulation is expected.

Clouds will dissipate starting shortly after daybreak Wednesday, March 20 and it will be partly sunny each day through Friday, March 22 with temperatures in the 40s.

Unsettled weather is expected to return Friday night with a chance of rain and snow showers as the overnight temperatures fall at or below freezing throughout the region.

The current outlook calls for the possibility of a wintry mix overnight from Saturday, March 23 into Sunday, March 24.

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