Weather Synopsis October 2nd 2012

Welcome to October; for many it is the best time of the year as temperatures begin to fall, leaves begin to change, and the MLB playoffs gets into high gear. Weather wise, the month is off to a rainy start in the Northeast as a storm system centered over the Tennessee valley is producing unsettled conditions over the region. The chance of precipitation will remain through Wednesday in the Mid Atlantinc and into Thursday  for New England as this area of low pressure lifts north into Canadian terretories. Along with the rain, this system will moderate our temperatures a bit across the Northeast, highs in the upper 60s and 70s can be expected for the remainder of the work week before big changes head our way this weekend. The month of October is known for highly changable weather and big temperature swings over the northern U.S. as we are heading well into the fall season. This week will be no exception, there are already signs of this flux in the forecast as a cold front is piercing through the Nothern Rockies today. This cold front marks the leading edge of colder temperatures and is forcast to invade the Northern Plains Wednesday and Thursday producing the first few inches of snow fall of the season for many folks in the path of this cold air intrusion from Montana, the Dakotas and northern Minesota. This cold airmass will be moderating as it pushes east, but will still remain quite chilly as it approaches the Northeastern U.S. this weekend and early next week, initiating the first frost for much of the interior sections of the region with overnight lows dipping into the 30s and afternoon highs hard pressed to rise above the 50s. Along with the dip in temperatures, this cold front will bring a chilly rain on Saturday from central Pennsylvania through Western New York and Sunday from the Mid Atlantinc on north to New England.