7:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow likely on Thursday night...significant weekend storm to bring rain, ice and/or snow and it will be followed by an Arctic blast***
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, cold, highs in the upper 30’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, lows in the mid 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lower 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Increasing clouds, colder, low-to-mid 30’s; periods of snow at night with accumulations likely
Friday
Snow ending possibly as light rain or freezing rain then remaining mainly cloudy, brisk, not as cold, low-to-mid 40's
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, ice and/or snow, mid 30’s for highs, but a dramatic drop in temperatures is possible late
Discussion
A cold front will pass through the region tomorrow night and usher in colder air for Thursday which will feature increasing clouds ahead of the next low pressure system. This next low pressure is likely to bring some accumulating snow to the area on Thursday night which could end early Friday as light rain or freezing rain - possibly impacting the AM Friday commute. A strong cold front will arrive in the eastern US this weekend and a significant storm will develop along its boundary zone. The result is likely to be lots of rain, ice and/or snow for much of the Northeast US, but it is too early to tell how much of each will fall in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Snow and ice will be more likely across interior, higher elevation locations and rain will be more likely along coastal sections. On the back side of the storm, bitter cold Arctic air will flood the Mid-Atlantic region late Sunday into Monday and this could cause "flash freeze" conditions with a possible quick ice-up. Single digits are possible by early Monday morning - the coldest air mass so far.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com