7:00 AM | *Strong-to-severe thunderstorm threat later today/tonight...cool air mass arrives this weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy skies although there can be some sunny intervals, breezy, warm, humid, chance of a couple of showers through mid-afternoon, but much of the time will be rain-free, showers are more likely late in the day and there can be a thunderstorm as well, highs in the lower 80’s
Tonight
Evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Saturday
Becoming partly sunny, warm, maybe a residual shower or two, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, turning cooler, upper 50’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cool for this time of year, near 70 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, still on the cool side, upper 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny early, clouds late, cool, near 70 degrees; showers possible at night
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
A pre-frontal trough of low pressure will approach the region later today and then a strong cold front arrives in the overnight hours. Ahead of the trough and frontal system, there can be an occasional shower through the early-to-mid afternoon hours, but most of the time will be rain-free. The main action takes place late today and tonight as showers will become more likely and there can be a strong-to-severe thunderstorm as well. Skies will clear tomorrow morning and then a much cooler air mass will pour into the region tomorrow night and Sunday. In fact, the cool air mass arriving this weekend will be quite a bit below-normal for this time of year and the month of June could actually start off on quite a chilly note early Monday morning (June 1st) with temperatures bottoming out in the 40's across some of the northern and western suburbs.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com