7:00 AM | ****A quick thumping of snow late afternoon/early evening on Saturday...wintry mix tomorrow night changes back to snow before ending on Sunday...brutal cold by Sunday night/Monday****
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Lingering snow early in the day will be followed by mainly cloudy skies, it’ll turn slightly milder in the afternoon with highs near the 40 degree mark
Tonight
Partly cloudy and cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Saturday
Becoming cloudy, cold, snow is likely to develop in the late afternoon, low-to-mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Snow likely to change to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain, there can be a significant accumulation of snow before the transition on the order of 3-6 inches, near 30 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
A wintry mix is likely to change back to all snow before the precipitation winds down, lower 30’s early in the day, but temperatures will plunge later in the day
Monday
Bitter cold with mainly sunny skies, temperatures likely to hold to the mid teens for highs and a brisk NW wind will generate even lower wind chill values (easily the coldest day of the year so far)
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, blustery, still very cold, upper 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow, near 40 degrees
Discussion
A significant winter storm will impact the region from Saturday afternoon into Sunday with accumulating snow and mixed precipitation of sleet and freezing rain. Snow should arrive during the late afternoon hours on Saturday and continue into early evening before transitioning to sleet and freezing rain later tomorrow night. The snow at the onset of this storm can rather quickly accumulate before the transition to anywhere from 3 to as much as 6 inches (north and west). On the backside of the storm, much colder air will pour into the region on Sunday and the wintry mix is likely to change back to snow before the precipitation winds down with minor additional accumulations possible. As the Arctic air floods the region later Sunday, N-NW winds will intensify, temperatures will plunge, and any residual wet or slushy surfaces will quickly ice-up. The plummet in temperatures will continue on Sunday night and lows will likely be in the lower single digits come early Monday – easily the coldest day of the year so far - and afternoon highs will do no better than the middle teens.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com