It looks like the extremely warm temperatures, almost records, will last into next week. Tomorrow Chicago and New York will see highs of above 70 degrees. The normal high in New York is 57 degrees at this time of year.
There's been a pattern change and we are looking at temperatures in New York which will average 6 to 10 degrees below normal. Things will bottom out on Wednesday when temperatures should fall to 18 degrees when the normal low is 34.
It's colder than normal in northwestern Europe, with temperatures averaging 5 to 10 degrees below normal over the next few days. When both Europe and the U.S. are cold the impact on heating oil prices can be dramatic.
Temperatures in New York have been averaging about 8 degrees above normal so far this month. Temperatures will get closer to the norm later in the week before warming up for the weekend.
Farther west temperatures will be even higher. In St. Louis temperatures are expected to rise to 80 degrees tomorrow. They have a shot at the record, which is 81 degrees.