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Weekend Cold Front to End Dry Stretch With Widespread Rain and Strong Gusts

Forecasts highlight regional variability, from patchy frost now to soaking rain with 30–50 mph gusts by Sunday.

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Mechanicville, UNITED STATES: Ice covers plants in a field 17 January 2007 in Mechanicville, New York, a few days after a winter ice storm blew through the area. Harsh winter weather swept across much of the United States, leaving scores of people dead, hundreds of thousands without electricity and threatening to decimate California's citrus crops. At least 50 people have died in storm-related accidents since 12 January, the majority in car accidents on icy roads, major US news media reported. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • High pressure is delivering cold mornings, with frost advisories and a freeze watch in parts of Pennsylvania before a brief warmup Friday into Saturday.
  • Rain and thunderstorms are expected to develop late Saturday into Sunday across multiple regions, after a mainly warm, breezy, and dry Saturday daytime period.
  • Localized heavy rainfall is possible, with forecasters in Metro Detroit signaling at least an inch or more by Sunday as steadier bands move through.
  • Winds will strengthen with the front, with widespread gusts of 30–40 mph and localized 40–50 mph gusts reported as possible during Sunday’s passage.
  • The Storm Prediction Center lists a Marginal Risk for strong storms in parts of the region, and forecasters expect cooler, drier air after the front, with the Caribbean under medium‑range monitoring for possible late‑October tropical development as Lorenzo weakens offshore.