The weather over the Lower 48 is pulling a radical switcheroo
Matthew Cappucci - Yesterday 2:18 PM
They say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 15 minutes.” For the next few days, the adage may not be that far from the truth. A dramatic seasonal reversal is set to scramble the air masses over the Lower 48, replacing summerlike warmth with chilly conditions in the West. The opposite will occur in the East as rather toasty temperatures overtake an acute autumn chill.
The weather over the Lower 48 is pulling a radical switcheroo
The weather over the Lower 48 is pulling a radical switcheroo
The national weather map has been a tale of a nation divided, with a highly amplified, or wavy, jet stream slicing across the heartland. The weather will remain split over the next week, but the warm and the cold will trade places. This will mean some remarkable temperature swings — in some places up to 70 degrees.
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Amid this bifurcated weather pattern, dozens of records for heat, cold and even snow have already fallen. Marquette, Mich., saw its heaviest two-day snowfall observed in October. A whopping 18.1 inches fell between Monday and Tuesday, pasting the city with a sludge-like snow. Just days later, even the nighttime lows are above freezing, with daytime highs heading toward the mid-60s.
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