7:00 AM | **Major rain event coming later in the week with the remnants of "Zeta"**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Becoming partly sunny, mild, highs near 60 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers late, upper 40’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, cool, periods of rain for the afternoon, some of the rain can become heavy at times, mid-to-upper 50’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, turning colder, continued threat of rain, an outside chance for the rain to mix with or change to snow before the precipitation stops, mid-to-upper 40's
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite chilly, near 50 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, not as cool, maybe a shower, mid-to-upper 50's
Discussion
Tropical Storm “Zeta” is headed for a landfall later tomorrow in the central Gulf coastal region of southeastern Louisiana likely as a category 1 hurricane. This system will then make a turn to the northeast after coming inland and head over the Southeast US and reach the Mid-Atlantic region by late Thursday. The tropical moisture from the remnants of “Zeta” will combine with vigorous upper-level support to result in a significant rain event for the Tennessee Valley, Mid-Atlantic region and southern New England from Thursday into early Friday. Later Friday, cold air will drop southeastward from the Great Lakes and get wrapped up into the storm system that will then be centered off the Mid-Atlantic coastline. This could actually result in a changeover to snow across portions of the Northeast US with accumulations on the table.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com