7:00 AM | ***Possible record-breaking warmth on Saturday and becoming very windy...noticeably colder on Sunday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Some sun today and turning a bit milder, highs in the upper 40’s; S winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers after midnight, lows in the lower 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, becoming unseasonably warm with possible record-breaking afternoon highs, a few morning showers and some patchy fog, more numerous showers develop late in the afternoon with a possible strong thunderstorm, winds will increase substantially later in the day and can gust past 40 mph by day’s end, mid 60’s for afternoon highs (record high at Central Park is 64 degrees set way back in 1879)
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a strong thunderstorm in the evening, remaining mainly cloudy after midnight, very windy with gusts past 50 mph, turning colder late, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, noticeably colder, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, a bit milder, low-to-mid 50’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, milder, mid-to-upper 50’s
Discussion
A warm up begins today in the Mid-Atlantic region, but it really intensifies on Saturday as winds will increase substantially as we begin the weekend from a southwesterly direction. In fact, winds on Saturday can gust past 50 mph and temperatures should soar well up into the 60’s around here which would threaten the December 11th record at Central Park of 64 degrees set way back in 1879. Late day and evening showers are likely to accompany the approach of the incoming strong cold front and there can even be a strong thunderstorm as well in some spots. Following the passage of the strong cold front, it’ll turn noticeably colder on Sunday with afternoon highs likely confined to the 40’s. Looking ahead, much of next week will turn out to be warmer-than-normal across the eastern two-thirds of the nation as strong high pressure ridging develops over the Great Lakes.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian