7:00 AM | ***A major winter storm will impact the region at mid-week with accumulating snow, ice and rain***
Paul Dorian
6-Day NYC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, brisk, cold, highs in the mid 30’s
Tonight
Increasing clouds, cold, lows in the lower 20’s
Wednesday
Snow develops during the mid-day or early afternoon hours, snow could change to sleet and/or freezing rain late in the afternoon, low-to-mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to transition to plain rain, near 30 degrees for early nighttime lows
Thursday
A chance of rain early then becoming partly sunny and much milder, lower 50’s
Friday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, a bit milder, chance of rain, lower 50's
Discussion
*A major winter storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday with accumulating snow on the front end in many areas before a changeover to ice and rain.* An initial low pressure system will head towards the Great Lakes on Wednesday and a secondary low pressure will form near the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Another key player will be strong cold high pressure that will be situated to our north at the beginning of this mid-week event and it will lock-in cold, dense low-level air. Snow should break out by mid-day to early afternoon (10AM-1PM) in the NYC metro region. By late Wednesday afternoon or early Wednesday night, milder air will advance into the region as winds turn more to the southeast and this should result in a changeover to sleet and freezing rain and likely to plain rain by late Wednesday night. Accumulations expected on the order of 2-4 inches before the changeover. The low pressure areas moves away on Thursday and allows for high pressure to build in from the west.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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