7:00 AM | *Soaking rain event this weekend with the heaviest rain late tomorrow night into early Sunday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, not as cold as yesterday, maybe a snow shower to the north and west of the metro area, highs in the upper 30’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, milder, mid-to-late afternoon rain is likely, upper 40’s
Saturday Night
Periods of rain, some of the rain will be heavy at times, mild, low-to-mid 40's for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, mild, more rain and some will be heavy at times, near 50 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, colder, mid 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, chilly, chance of rain and/or snow showers, low 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, milder, chance of rain, upper 40’s
Discussion
A soaking rain event is headed to the area for the upcoming weekend and it should result in 1.5-2.5 inches of rain by the end of the weekend. The heaviest rain will likely occur late tomorrow night and early Sunday, but this will be a rather long precipitation event with about a 24-hour period of rainfall from late Saturday to late Sunday. High pressure pushes off the east coast today and this will open the door for Gulf of Mexico moisture to ride northward from the Deep South towards the Mid-Atlantic. In addition, Atlantic Ocean moisture will feed into this slow-moving low pressure system as low-level winds turn to an east-to-southeast direction early this weekend. It’ll turn slightly milder later today compared to yesterday, but there will be plenty of clouds around as a weak disturbance passes by to our north. Even milder air moves in for the weekend to accompany the soaking rain event and temperatures should pass the 50 degree mark by Sunday afternoon.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com