7:00 AM | *Hurricane Sally to pound the northern Gulf coastal region with tremendous rainfall...cool here today and even more fall-like this weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Sunshine today will be dimmed by smoke from the western wildfires, quite cool, highs not far from 70 degrees
Tonight
Mostly clear, chilly, lows in the lower 50’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 75 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly clear, cool, near 60 degrees for overnight lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, a bit warmer, chance of late day showers, upper 70’s
Friday
Partly sunny, windy, cooler, maybe a shower or two, near 70 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite fall-like, mid-to-upper 60’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite fall-like, mid-to-upper 60’s
Discussion
The very active 2020 Atlantic Basin tropical season continues today with multiple systems on the scene from the southwestern Gulf of Mexico to western Africa. Sally has intensified into hurricane status over the northern Gulf of Mexico and it is a very slow-moving system in an area of weak wind flow. As a consequence, Sally is going to be a major rain producer for the northern Gulf coastal region and some spots can receive up to two feet of rain over the next couple of days. By later tomorrow, this system will begin a push to the north and east, but it'll take a couple more days to reach the Carolinas as it'll remain a slow mover. Meanwhile, a strong cold front will be dropping southeastward at week's end and head towards the Mid-Atlantic region. This cold front will pass through by later Friday ushering in the coolest air mass of the season so far. One final note, the sunshine today in the Mid-Atlantic region will be dimmed by high-level smoke from the wildfires as it has crossed the country from the western states.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com