Most resorts should see firm starts and softer afternoons through Monday, then a mostly moisture-starved cold front brings a brief cooldown, gusty west winds, and only spotty light snow before warmth rebuilds late week. Confidence is highest from Sunday morning, March 8, through Friday night, March 13, with next weekend still leaning warm and mostly dry but carrying a low-end chance of light snow in the far north.
Parts of South Florida awoke Sunday to record low daily temperatures, the coldest in more than a century, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. At the national weather station near Miami International Airport, a preliminary report showed the temperature at 35 degrees Fahrenheit at 6:53 a.m. That's a degree lower than the city's daily record set in 1909 at 36 degrees.
A cold front will bring windy conditions and cooler temperatures to Staten Island on Wednesday, with wind gusts up to 25 mph and clearing skies by midday. The National Weather Service forecasts a quick transition from morning showers to mostly sunny conditions, with daytime temperatures in the lower 60s. The morning will start with scattered rain and potential thunderstorms, particularly in eastern areas, before the cold front moves through.
Tuesday will see increasing cloud cover as the cold front moves in. According to the latest forecast, there's a 90 percent chance of showers overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday, with up to a half an inch of possible rainfall on both days. National Weather Service forecasters said that this storm brings with it gusts of wind up to 20 miles per hour and temperatures in the 60s.
After weeks of monsoon-fueled thunderstorms, wildfires and sweltering heat, " an early season cold front " is expected to bring temperatures down across California this week. "We're going to have rapid cooling, with the biggest drop in temperatures tomorrow," Kristan Lund, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard, said Monday. "This is one of the biggest cooldowns we've seen, especially since June. ... This will bring temperatures pretty far below normal."
