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March has a way of delivering serious weather whiplash to the tri-state, and this week drives that point home. After a high temperature of 80 degrees in Central Park on Tuesday – the earliest 80-degree temperature on record for the city – temperatures take a tumble on Thursday.
Temperatures will fall throughout the day on Thursday. That means that the high temperature will likely occur in the morning, rather than the afternoon.
Snow has been captured on camera falling after a major cooldown came to North Carolina
The dramatic shift comes after two days of record warmth, with wind chills dropping into the upper 20s by late afternoon on Thursday.
Marylanders told WJZ that the cold temperatures are causing winter weather fatigue.
Check hour-by-hour future radar for an intense line of showers in the Piedmont Triad
Any snow that does fall likely won't stick around long. By Friday morning, the March sun will already be working to melt it away as temperatures climb back into the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. That's one of the perks of late-season snowfall - it rarely lasts very long.
The forecast predicts a brief respite from the stormy weather, with drier air being pushed into the region due to the high pressure building in the Plains to the west. Skies are set to clear, leading to sunny and warmer days ahead.