March turned out colder than February for much of the Eastern US. Despite a cold month, March is ending mild but that doesn’t mean winter is done quite yet.
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It was certainly a cold March for the interior Mid-Atlantic.
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With recent days seeing a trough in both Southwest and Southeast, it’s turned early summer-like in between.
90s in Mexico & Texas this afternoon, almost all the way to Oklahoma! pic.twitter.com/wJu8J88Gua
— Jesse Ferrell (@Accu_Jesse) March 26, 2018
It may be a mild end to March for the Eastern US but renewed push of arctic air driving into the Plains will spread east into the first week of April.
Mild before cold.
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What goes up in the West…
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Must come down further East…
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In between it’s an atmospheric war and the result at this time of year is typically flooding or flash fooding, severe weather including tornadoes.
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Note the flip on the CFSv2 2m temp anomalies between day 1-7 and 8-14.
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The GFS ensemble 5-day means show the same flip but holds the cold more than CFSv2.
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