7:00 AM | *And now the (plain) rain phase of the storm with heavy rain later today*

6-Day NYC Forecast

Today

Cloudy, windy, much milder, rain develops during the late morning and falls heavily at times this afternoon, maybe a rumble of thunder, temperatures surge through the 50's

Tonight

Rain showers could change to snow showers before the precipitations ends, colder late, lows near freezing

Wednesday

Partly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, upper 20’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, colder, upper 30’s

Friday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Partly sunny, milder, low 50’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, mild, near 50 degrees

Discussion

A coastal (warm) front pushed in from the east during the wee hours of the morning and temperatures jumped about ten degrees in a very short time. In fact, temperatures have now risen nearly fifty degrees in many areas since early Sunday morning. First there was the accumulating snow phase of this storm late yesterday, then the ice buildup last night, and today will feature the heavy rain and strong winds side of the storm. Rain will fall heavily at times from late morning through the afternoon and there can even be a rumble of thunder along with strong wind gusts. Given the frozen nature of the ground – at least just below surface level – much of today’s rainfall will runoff instead of soaking in and this could cause some flooding issues later in the day. Looking ahead, it looks like a mild weekend with temperatures approaching the 50 degree mark on both days.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

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