7:00 AM | *Rain late tonight/early tomorrow...more rain as we begin the weekend...a changeover to snow possible by early Sunday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City, NY metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, cold, highs in the upper 40’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy with rain likely in the wee hours of the morning, cold, lows in the upper 30’s
Friday
Rain likely early in the day then mainly cloudy skies remain for the rest of the day with an occasional shower, chilly, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for more rain, near 40 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, breezy, occasional rain likely, upper 40’s; rain could change to snow late at night
Sunday
Chance of snow early and accumulations are on the table, some clearing late, windy, cold, upper 30’s; snow showers possible at night
Monday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, lower 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of some snow or rain later in the day or at night, lower 40’s
Discussion
An energetic weather pattern is evolving and we’ll have to deal with multiple storm systems over the next several days and cold air outbreaks. The next system of significance will bring rain here late tonight into early tomorrow as a warm front pushes northward through the region and there can be residual showers later in the day on Friday and also tomorrow night. On Saturday, low pressure will form nearby and a cold front will advance towards the region resulting in more rain around here as we begin the first weekend of January. That cold front will usher in strong winds and colder air for Saturday night and Sunday and, as the low pressure intensifies just to our northeast, there is the chance for rain changing to snow by early Sunday with accumulations on the table. A “clipper” low pressure system will follow closely and it could spread some snow shower activity into the Mid-Atlantic late Sunday and early Monday and then another storm will have to be watched for later Tuesday as it pulls out of the south-central US and towards the Ohio Valley. That system will usher in another cold air mass for the Mid-Atlantic region by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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