7:00 AM | ***Next storm arrives later today with increasingly strong winds and additional significant rainfall...coastal flooding a serious concern***

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, windy, cool, nothing more than a couple of showers, highs in the upper 50’s; E-SE winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts possible to 40 mph late

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, windy, chilly, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lows in the lower 50’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, occasional rain still likely, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night

Mainly cloudy, chilly, still the chance for showers, lower 50’s for late night lows

Sunday

Clouds and limited sun, cool, cannot rule out a shower, lower 60’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, cool, lower 60’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, cool, late day or nighttime shower possible, mid-to-upper 50’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cooler, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion

Another storm system will impact the region later today and tonight and it will generate increasingly strong winds with some additional rainfall. Rainfall amounts are likely to end up in the 1-3 inch range from this system and - given the already pretty well saturated grounds - flash flood watches might have to be issued for parts of the region. Winds will become quite strong later in the day from an E-SE direction as the low pressure system approaches and potentially can gust into the 40-50 mph range. With the expected long time period of an onshore flow during this storm, coastal flooding is a serious concern. It remains quite unsettled on Saturday with lots of clouds remaining and a continuing shower threat. The weather should settle down some for Sunday although a shower cannot be completely ruled out and Monday should turn out to be a dry and cool day.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian