7:00 AM | **Another windy and chilly day in the Mid-Atlantic...more rain on the way for late tomorrow into Friday as active pattern continues**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Windy and very chilly for this time of year despite plenty of sunshine, highs in the lower 50’s (normal high at Central Park is now 64 degrees)
Tonight
Increasing clouds, cold, patchy frost possible late, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, milder, but still below-normal, rain is possible by late in the day, mid 50’s for highs
Thursday Night
Periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, watch for localized flooding, mid-to-upper 40’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cool, breezy, periods of rain still likely; especially, during the AM hours, upper 50’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees; chance of rain at night
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of more rain, mid 50’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cool, maybe a shower, upper 50’s
Discussion
Our active weather pattern will likely persist as long as cold air outbreaks continue to drop into the central and eastern US from Canada. Indications are that this pattern is likely to continue into at least early May leading to multiple storms in coming days and the potential for new severe weather outbreaks in parts of the country. After a chilly and windy day on Wednesday, the next storm in a series of storms is likely to impact the Mid-Atlantic region from later tomorrow into Friday. Given the recent rainfall and the expectation of some soaking rain with this next system, the concern for localized flooding will probably rise in the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday night and Friday. Yet another storm is likely to follow over the weekend with more rain in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from late Saturday into Sunday. Following the weekend storm, yet another cold air outbreak is likely to reach the Mid-Atlantic region after dropping southeastward from Canada into the Great Lakes region and there is no sign of sustained warm weather through at least the beginning of May.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com