Northeast, Midwest to see sunny weekend after week of relentless gloom

 There have been sunny days in many cities, where skies remained cloudy for much of the past week and January.

This may be a matter of relief for many Americans, who remained immersed in a blanket of darkness and gloom in the first month of 2024.

Fox Forecast Center selected a few cities to show how cloudy, partly cloudy and mostly cloudy their January has been.

Topping the list is Buffalo, which has seen cloudy skies for 31 days. That means every day of January remained cloudy in the city.

The city has 80 to 100% cloud cover. In fact, 22 of those days were 100% cloudy.

Next is Cleveland, where there will be 26 cloudy days in January. Cleveland has also been almost 100% cloudy since January 23.

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Another Midwestern city, Detroit, also had 100% cloud cover during the same time. There were 24 cloudy days in the Motor City in January.

For comparison, Seattle, known for clouds and gloomy skies, had slightly less cloudiness at 93.3% and 26 cloudy days.

In fact, other cities that have more clouds than Seattle since January 23 include Philadelphia at 94.4%, Chicago at 95.6%, as well as Indianapolis and New York City at 97.8%.

Overall, the region has been particularly gloomy since January 23, with many cities seeing only brief glimpses – if any – of blue skies over the past 8 days.

 

Cloudiness also occurs in other parts of the Northeast and Midwest, while cloud levels do not meet or exceed those in Seattle.

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Washington DC. There was an average of 88.9% cloud cover in January, with the sky being completely overcast for seven days in January. Neighboring Baltimore experienced an average of 85.6% clouds, with six days of completely overcast skies.

As February begins, so does the opportunity for sunshine for many Americans.

In Buffalo, it will still be cloudy Thursday and Friday, but skies will turn sunny on Saturday and Sunday. Highs will be in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 20s.

Cloudy Cleveland will also start seeing sunshine on Saturday. Like Buffalo, the city will see highs in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 20s.

The clouds will begin to clear in Detroit on Friday and it will remain mostly sunny throughout the weekend. High temperatures will be above 30 on Friday and Saturday and then reach the low 40s on Sunday.

The sun will start to shine in Philadelphia on Saturday and plenty of sunshine is forecast for Sunday. Highs will be in the mid 40s to upper 20s and lows in the 30s.

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The sky will be partly clear in Chicago on Friday. Sunshine will be more abundant on Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 30s and lows in the low 30s.

There will be a mix of sun and clouds in Indianapolis on Friday. On Saturday, the city will see even more sunshine, with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the low 30s.

New York City will see morning showers on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday will see plenty of sunshine, with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the 30s.

Washington DC. In, mostly cloudy conditions on Friday will give way to sunny weather over the weekend. Highs will be in the 40s and low 50s, with lows in the 30s.

Baltimore will also see plenty of sunshine over the weekend. Highs will be in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s.