We manage one more quiet day today with lots of sunshine. Highs will reach the mid 60s this afternoon as a weak warm front lifts north into the region ahead of a strong cold front timed to bring more unsettled weather into a large portion of the US Tuesday through much of the work week.

     Skies will turn partly to mostly cloudy overnight with lows falling into the low/mid 40s. A few overnight sprinkles are not out of the question, especially north of RT 50 & west of I-79. Otherwise the forecast will stay generally dry & mild Tuesday morning.

     For Tuesday...Lots of warm air will be mixing into our area to put highs in the low 70s. But clouds will be on the increase Tuesday as that strong low pressure system progresses eastward. Scattered rain showers will dot our landscape initially in the west Tuesday morning. Then fragmented showers & thunderstorms are expected to fire across our region Tuesday afternoon & evening.

     By Wednesday...low pressure will get hung up over the Mid Atlantic states keeping overcast skies, widespread rain and much colder temperatures in the forecast through Friday. As much as an inch and a half of new rain is expected during this time period. The bottom will really fall out of our temperatures as well. Highs will only reach the low/mid 50s and lows are expected to fall into the upper 30s. Strong winds are also expected Wednesday and Thursday as that frontal system crosses our area. Some light snowfall, mixed precip and freeze/frost are also possible as that system departs by the end of the work week, especially in the higher terrain.

     Then by the weekend the forecast turns more tranquil with some sunshine and mild temperatures again....