7:00 AM | *Way above normal today...much colder air arrives later tomorrow on strong NW winds...snow, ice, rain to start the weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City, NY metro region
Today
Mostly sunny, milder and well above normal for mid-January, highs near 50 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, maybe a shower or two late, lows near 40 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, chilly, becoming very windy with gusts past 40 mph, mid-to-upper 40’s for highs
Thursday Night
Mainly clear, windy, cold, lows near 20 degrees
Friday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, still windy, near 30 degrees
Saturday
Cloudy, cold, snow is likely to develop during the afternoon hours and it could transition to a wintry mix late in the day, some small accumulations of snow are likely before any changeover takes place, mid-to-upper 30’s for highs; rain or a wintry mix at night
Sunday
Snow showers possible early; otherwise, partly sunny skies, windy, cold, upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
Temperatures will make a noticeable rebound today from yesterday’s chilly conditions and should make it to 50 degrees which is well above normal for mid-January. A strong cold front, however, will cross the region early tomorrow and its passage will usher in a much colder air mass to close out the work week. This Arctic air mass will ride in on strong NW winds later tomorrow and tomorrow night that can gust past 40 mph. Strong high pressure will build across southeastern Canada on Friday and temperatures will struggle here to reach the freezing mark. Low pressure over the Great Lakes region on Saturday will spread precipitation our way and with a cold, dry air mass in place, there can be some accumulating snow at the onset during the afternoon. This is not looking like a major snow event, however, as a changeover to ice and then to rain is anticipated. A cold, windy and dry day is setting up for Sunday to follow the wintry mess on Saturday and Saturday night.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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