7:00 AM | *"From snow to May"*
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Snow likely this morning then mostly cloudy skies for the afternoon, breezy, cold, highs near 40 degrees late in the day
Tonight
Becoming partly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, low 40’s
Saturday Night
Occasional snow showers possible, cold, near 30 degrees for lows
Sunday
Early morning snow showers possible then becoming partly sunny, still pretty cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, milder, low 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, very mild, near 60 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm, upper 60’s
Discussion
The theme of this 6-day forecast period is "from snow to May" as there will be a major warm up next week following today's snow and perhaps more nuisance snow from Saturday night into early Sunday. Snow will wind down by late morning or mid-day across the NYC metro region as low pressure pulls away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline while intensifying rapidly. Snow should last into mid-day at the central and northern NJ coastline where some places could end up with 4 or 5 inches by ending time. By tomorrow night, more nuisance snow is possible as a “clipper” low pressure system drops southeastward from the Northern Plains to the Ohio Valley and then into the Mid-Atlantic. This system could generate an additional coating of snow to parts of the area before it pushes out of here early Sunday morning.
Beyond the weekend, it is off to the races for temperatures across the eastern half of the nation as explosive warming will take place. Temperatures should approach 60 degrees around here by Tuesday afternoon and then 70 degrees is possible by mid-week. The dramatic warm up won’t come without its problems, however, for many parts of the nation. The south-central US will likely experience tremendous amounts of rainfall next week - perhaps reaching a foot or more - and there is likely going to be a severe weather outbreak in the Deep South. Furthermore, the state of California will get absolutely pounded next week and beyond for awhile which could result in a foot of rain in much of the northern half of the state and several feet of snow in the Sierra Mountains.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com