Delmarva started the day with a cold morning, with many spots away from the coast in the 20s, but sunshine and lighter winds will help temperatures recover into the mid to upper 50s and near 60 this afternoon. Milder air builds in tonight and Wednesday, with highs surging into the upper 60s and low 70s. Even warmer weather arrives Thursday and Friday before a cooler pattern and the chance for beneficial widespread rain return this weekend.

Today is the best day of the week across Delmarva, with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s before clouds thicken late. A weak clipper brings a quick hit of light snow after midnight, ending by daybreak Wednesday with an inch or less. The bigger story late week into the weekend is a surge of Arctic air—dangerously cold wind chills and another round of light snow or snow squalls possible Friday.