High pressure returns with fair and cold conditions to end the workweek (Video)

High pressure will return to the region today with dry and cold conditions. Temperatures will moderate into the beginning of the weekend as a warm front approaches, but another strong cold front will approach on Sunday with a very chilly air mass expected to remain in place for much of next week.

Here is the exclusive Capital Region forecast from the Albany Weather Examiner:

  • The next 48 hours…

Today – Mostly sunny and cold with a few afternoon clouds. High 22-26. Winds west between 10 and 15 mph.

Normal High/Low: 30° / 14°

Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of flurries. Low 16-20. Winds south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.

Saturday – Mostly cloudy and milder. High 39-43. Winds south between 10 and 15 mph.

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Saturday Night – Mostly cloudy. Low 28-32. Winds south between 10 and 15 mph.

  • The extended forecast…

Sunday – Mostly cloudy, breezy, and turning colder with a chance of snow showers. High 34-38. Winds west between 15 and 20 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Monday – Mostly cloudy and cold. Low 10-14. High 21-25.

Tuesday – Partly sunny and very cold. Low 6-10. High 15-19.

Wednesday – Partly sunny and very cold. Low 2-6. High 15-19.

Thursday – Partly sunny and cold. Low 3-7. High 19-23.

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, Albany Weather Examiner

A native of New Jersey now living in the Capital Region, Brent has been a meteorology enthusiast since childhood. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast meteorology from the University at Albany in 2007 and has extensive knowledge of the weather and climate of the Capital Region of...

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