7:00 AM | *Significant rain event on Friday to be followed by an extended period of colder-than-normal weather*
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny, quite breezy, cooler than yesterday and slightly cooler-than-normal for this time of year, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s (normal high is now 67 degrees at Central Park)
Tonight
Partly cloudy, quite chilly, lows in the low-to-mid 40’s
Thursday
Sun followed by increasing clouds, cool, low 60’s
Thursday Night
Cloudy with rain likely to develop towards morning, mild, near 50 degrees for lows
Friday
Periods of rain and possibly a strong thunderstorm, some of the rain will be heavy at times, breezy with highs in the middle 60's
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, cool, brisk, good chance for PM showers, low-to-mid 60’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cool, a couple of showers possible, near 60 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, cool, maybe a shower or two, upper 50's
Discussion
There are two big weather stories going forward for the I-95 corridor region from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC: (1) a significant rain event for late tomorrow night and Friday and (2) an extended period of colder-than-normal weather from Saturday through Thursday and this overall stretch could even result in accumulating snow in some of the higher elevations of the Mid-Atlantic region. Strong low pressure will form later today in the south-central US and then head towards the Great Lakes region on Thursday. Rain should overspread the I-95 corridor from west-to-east later Thursday night and continue into Friday resulting in a soaking rainfall for DC, Philly and NYC of an inch and a half to two inches. Colder-than-normal air pushes in this weekend following the passage of a strong cold front and, thanks to the formation of a classic “omega”-shaped blocking pattern in the upper atmosphere, it will stay colder-than-normal around here and somewhat unsettled for several days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com