A cold, windy start to the week will give way to a marked warming trend. Today and tomorrow, strong winds are likely, and the west-northwest direction of these winds will promote below normal temperatures in the mid-40s and low-50s. Beginning mid-week, warm, southwesterly return flow developing around a couple high pressure centers will induce temperatures to rise into the 60s, closing in possibly on 70ºF by this weekend. This 10-15ºF above normal warmth looks set to continue into the weekend and possibly early next week.
Rest of today – mostly cloudy with clouds diminishing towards the evening. Highs much colder than normal in the mid-40s with cold air advection still influencing our sensible weather due to strong west-northwesterly winds sustained at 25-30 mph gusting to possibly 40-50 mph early. This is all due to the tight pressure gradient between a deepening low tracking over the Canadian Maritimes and a high pressure center further south. Overnight lows in the upper-30s.
Tuesday – a secondary cold front pushes through early, possibly touching off a few showers in the morning. Winds still breezy, but not as strong as today. Mostly sunny skies with highs around 50ºF. Overnight lows around 40ºF.
Wednesday – sunny skies with southwesterly winds developing as high pressure builds northeast of us. This will allow for a much warmer day with highs around normal, near 60ºF. Overnight lows in the upper-40s.
Thursday – high temperatures continue trending up into the mid-60s with southerly winds and plenty of sun. Overnight lows in the low-50s. The warming trend continues into the weekend where we could see mid to upper-60s.
GFS model 850 mb temperature anomalies for 1PM Saturday. Very warm air will be in place over the region. 
Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 outlook for temperature trends suggests a high probability warmer than average temperatures continue into early next week.
