Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm
Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains Thursday night, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Confidence continues to increase for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm (ANZ454) Issued by: National Weather Service Philadelphia, PA Last Update: 402 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 |  |
Today: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray. Tonight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. Light freezing spray in the evening. Fri: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Fri Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Sat: N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Sat Night: N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming NE 9 ft at 7 seconds. Snow likely. A chance of freezing spray. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight. Sun: N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sun Night: NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Mon Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm (ANZ454) | |
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