7:00 AM | *Strong cold front arrives later today with gusty winds...some snow likely at mid-week*

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mostly cloudy, becoming quite windy and very mild, chance of showers, highs in the upper 50’s; S-SW winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

A shower possible early then becoming partly cloudy, windy, turning sharply colder, lows near the freezing mark           

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs           

Tuesday Night             

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow towards morning, cold, near 30 degrees for late night lows           

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, snow is likely which can mix with rain and/or sleet at times, accumulations of a coating to a couple of inches are on the table, upper 30’s

Thursday

Becoming mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees            

Friday

Partly sunny, not as cold, mid 40’s           

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, mid 50’s

Discussion              

A strong cold front will arrive in the eastern states later today and it’ll turn very windy and much milder ahead of it and then sharply colder behind it during the overnight hours. The winds can gust past 40 mph later in the day from a southwesterly direction and then again later tonight following the frontal passage from a northwesterly direction. After a cold and dry day on Tuesday, low pressure will push from the south-central states to a position off the Mid-Atlantic coastline on Wednesday bringing the chance of some snow which can be mixed with rain and/or sleet at times. Some snow accumulations are possible in the region with this mid-week system likely in the range of a coating to a couple of inches.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian