A powerful nor’easter is forecast for the East Coast this weekend, with plans to potentially put a damper on the holiday weekend in the D.C. area.

A nor’easter is a storm that forms along the East Coast that can bring heavy rain or snow and gale force winds, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures early Saturday morning will be pleasant in the mid-40s, and prove cloudy with a likelihood of rain in the afternoon.

“Clouds and showers building in Saturday with a coastal low moving through the region by Sunday,” said Jordan Evans, 7News First Alert meteorologist.

The worst conditions will spread north this holiday weekend through Monday, as the storm moves up from Florida. Forecasters warn the shores of Delaware and New Jersey could see major coastal flooding.

“Most of the

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