7:00 AM | ***An Arctic blast arrives later today with gusty winds, snow showers likely, maybe even a heavy snow squall...turns sharply colder later tonight and Thursday***

6-Day forecast for the New York City, NY metro region

Today

Sunshine followed by clouds and becoming quite windy with late day gusts to 40 mph, scattered snow showers are likely this mid-to-late afternoon, maybe even an isolated heavy snow squall, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Tonight

Early evening snow showers still possible and the chance of a heavier snow squall then becoming mainly clear, windy and very cold, lows in the low-to-middle teens with even lower wind chill values

Thursday

Mainly sunny, very cold, still blustery, mid-to-upper 20’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night

Mainly clear, very cold, upper teens for night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, still cold, mid 30’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, near 45 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Discussion

The low pressure system that produced a wintry mix around here on Monday and Tuesday has pushed away to our northeast and an Arctic cold front will arrive here late this afternoon from our northwest. The arrival of this Arctic frontal system will be accompanied by strong wind gusts of up to 40 mph, scattered snow showers, and perhaps even a heavy snow squall or two. It’ll stay windy tonight and on Thursday as well and it’ll turn sharply colder with some of the lowest wind chill values and temperatures of the season so far in the Mid-Atlantic/NE US. The cold becomes less harsh at week’s end, but it’ll remain colder-than-normal going into the upcoming weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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