7:00 AM | **Strong-to-severe thunderstorm threat later today/early tonight and then a break in the action**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the NYC metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, patchy fog and drizzle this morning, showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon, some of the late day storms can be severe, watch for localized flooding, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be severe, watch for localized flooding, remaining mainly cloudy after midnight, mild, muggy, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Friday
Partly sunny, windy with gusts to 30 mph, more comfortable with lowering humidity, lingering showers are possible early, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, breezy, cool, upper 50's for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Discussion
An unusually strong low pressure system for the 20th of June will move towards northwestern Pennsylvania by later today and a strong surface cold front will slide towards the east coast. At the same time, a powerful wave of energy in the upper part of the atmosphere will move over the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, there can be an outbreak of severe thunderstorms from later this afternoon into early tonight that could impact the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Once the strong cold front clears the coast by early tomorrow, the threat for rain will wind down, humidity will drop, and the winds will pick up noticeably from a northwesterly direction gusting to 30 mph at times. High pressure will build into the area later tomorrow and it may just stay in control for most of the upcoming weekend, but more showers are possible around here by Sunday night or Monday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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