7:00 AM | **Unseasonably warm this afternoon ahead of strong cold front...progressively colder this weekend...threat for some snow early next week**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy with areas of fog this morning, becoming windy and unseasonably warm, occasional showers are likely; especially, during the mid and late afternoon hours, maybe a strong-to-severe late day thunderstorm, highs in the middle 70’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with evening showers and thunderstorms possible, windy, mild early tonight and then turning colder late, lows in the lower 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Sunday
Sunshine followed by late day increasing clouds, cold, mid 40’s; chance of snow or a mix of snow and rain late at night
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow early and then rain, low-to-mid 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, milder, lower 50’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, more rain is possible, mid 50’s
Discussion
A warm front pushed through the Mid-Atlantic region late yesterday and its passage along with an advancing strong cold front will set the stage for an unseasonably warm end to the work week. Ahead of the strong cold front, winds will pick up noticeably and temperatures will surge into the 70’s. In addition, showers are likely; especially, during the afternoon and evening hours and there can be a strong-to-severe thunderstorm mixed in as well. Following the cold frontal passage, it’ll turn progressively colder this weekend as strong high pressure builds to our north across southeastern Canada. By the end of the weekend, we’ll have to monitor the progression of moisture from the south-central US. Given the entrenched cold air mass that will be reluctant to retreat, any precipitation that arrives late Sunday night or early Monday could be in the form of snow or a mix of rain and snow in at least parts of the region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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