Delmarva will feel much cooler today, with temperatures running 25 to 30 degrees lower than yesterday. Scattered showers will taper off late this afternoon into the early evening, while gusty northeast winds make it feel raw. Sunshine returns Tuesday, followed by warmer, windier weather Wednesday with showers and a few thunderstorms possible. A drier and much warmer pattern is expected by the weekend, bringing a taste of summer with highs climbing into the upper 80s to low 90s.
Today marks the third straight day of record-setting heat potential across Delmarva, with highs reaching the upper 80s to around 90 under partly cloudy skies. Dry air, gusty southwest winds, and ongoing drought conditions will also create an elevated fire weather risk. A weak front brings only slight cooling Friday, while a sharper cooldown arrives over the weekend with much-needed rain late Saturday night into Sunday. Early next week turns significantly cooler, with frost or even freeze conditions possible by Monday night into Tuesday morning before temperatures rebound by midweek.
Delmarva starts the week on a warm and breezy note as a warm front lifts through the region, sending temperatures near 70 today and close to 80 Tuesday. Even warmer air builds in Wednesday, with record highs potentially challenged inland before a cold front brings the chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. That front may stall nearby, keeping the weather unsettled through the weekend with periodic shower chances, but no day looks like a washout.
Today brings a burst of spring warmth to Delmarva with highs climbing into the mid to upper 70s inland and upper 60s at the beaches under partly cloudy skies and gusty southwest winds. A cold front moves through Friday, bringing late morning showers and scattered rain through the afternoon and evening as temperatures steadily fall. Chilly air settles in for Saturday, but a milder and more unsettled pattern returns by early next week with several rain chances and temperatures potentially nearing 80 by Wednesday and Thursday.
Today officially began spring at 10:46 this morning, and Delmarva is enjoying mostly sunny skies, mild temperatures, and increasing southwest winds gusting 30 to 35 mph. Clouds will build this evening ahead of a quick-moving system bringing light showers overnight into early Saturday, with rainfall totals staying under a quarter inch and showers ending by around 8 a.m. Saturday. The weekend stays mild, with highs in the 50s and 60s Saturday and well into the 70s inland Sunday, before a stronger cold front arrives Monday with showers, gusty winds, and much colder air to start next week.
