7:00 AM | Big change in temperatures from yesterday thanks to the passage of the dreaded back door cold front

6-Day Forecast

Today

Cloudy, noticeably cooler than yesterday, some light rain or drizzle likely, light E-NE winds, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s

Tonight

Cloudy, colder, periods of rain or drizzle likely, some of the rain can be heavy late, lows in the low 40’s

Friday

Cloudy, cool, periods of rain and possibly a few thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy, low-to-mid 50’s

Friday Night

Early evening clouds and possible lingering showers; otherwise, remaining mostly cloudy, chilly, mid 40’s

Saturday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, breezy, cool, near 60

Sunday

Mostly sunny, cool, upper 50’s

Monday

Mostly sunny, a bit milder, low 60's

Tuesday

Partly sunny, even milder, upper 60’s

Discussion

A back door cold front has dropped southward overnight through the local area and it has caused a shift in our winds from a southwesterly to a northeasterly direction and, given the cold ocean temperatures, this will make it noticeably cooler today compared to yesterday. Temperatures on Wednesday climbed well into the 70’s across the NYC metro region which is well above normal for this time of year, but will hold in the chilly low-to-mid 50's for today. A more conventional west-to-east moving cold front will approach the region later tonight and Friday bringing with it periods of rain and perhaps a few strong thunderstorms and some of the rain will be heavy to close out the work week. Once the front sweeps off the east coast by tomorrow night, drier air will return to the region and the weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent with high temperatures not far from 60 degrees each day. It should turn somewhat milder early next week with highs approaching 70 degrees by the time Tuesday afternoon rolls around.

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