7:00 AM | **Heavy rain event coming later Friday into early Saturday and it may include strong-to-severe thunderstorms*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the NYC metro region
Today
Becoming partly sunny, mild, cannot rule out a shower or two, highs near 60 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of a couple of showers, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower or two, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, cannot rule out a few showers, mid 50’s for overnight lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, warm, becoming windy, showers likely and possible PM thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy late in the day and Friday night and some of the storms can reach strong levels, near 70 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, quite mild, showers are still likely, upper 60’s
Sunday
More clouds than sun, mild, cannot rule out a shower or two, mid 60’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, warmer, near 70 degrees
Discussion
A back door cool front passed through the region last night and it’ll turn a bit cooler today with a low-level flow of air out of the north-to-northeast. This same front will turn around later tomorrow and advance to the north as a warm front. As a result, it’ll turn warmer on Friday along with increasing south-to-southwest winds as we close out the work week. A strong cold front supported by vigorous energy in the upper atmosphere will grudgingly works its way to the east coast at the end of the week and this will result in a soaking rain event for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from later Friday into early Saturday. In addition to the heavy rainfall, there is quite likely to be a threat for strong thunderstorm activity in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region later Friday and Friday night. As the upper-level low crawls to the Mid-Atlantic coastline this weekend, it'll remain mainly cloudy on Saturday and instability showers will remain a threat. Skies should become partly sunny on Easter Sunday, but a shower cannot be ruled out.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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