Today starts a much calmer pattern across Delmarva after several days of wild weather that included temperature swings, record highs, and accumulating snow. Skies will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s, though gusty south winds will ramp up this afternoon and evening to 35 to 40 mph. The weekend looks pleasant, with sunshine Saturday, more clouds Sunday, and temperatures warming into the upper 50s, 60s, and eventually near 70 by Monday ahead of a powerful cold front. That front could bring strong to severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, along with heavy rain and damaging wind gusts, before much colder air rushes back in for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sussex County saw temperatures plunge more than 50 degrees in 24 hours Thursday, while evening snow and lingering moisture set the stage for black ice overnight.

Today across Delmarva, a powerful cold front is bringing a stunning turnaround in the weather, with temperatures crashing 40 to 50 degrees from yesterday’s record-breaking warmth. Rain showers will mix with and briefly change to wet snow late this afternoon for a few hours, with only a light coating possible on grassy and elevated surfaces while roads stay mostly wet. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph will add to the chill, sending wind chills into the upper 20s and low 30s by late day.

A strong cold front early Thursday will flip the weather from mild and wet to windy and sharply colder by Friday morning along the Sussex County beaches and in Ocean City.

A strong cold front will turn late-night rain into a chilly, wind-whipped Thursday at the Sussex County beaches and in Ocean City, with only a brief chance for wet snow before precipitation ends.