7:00 AM | ***Severe weather a threat later today/early tonight...comfortable conditions arrive on Friday and continue for much of next week***

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, warm, maybe a morning shower or thunderstorm, afternoon showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the PM storms can be severe with the threat of hail, heavy rain and even isolated tornadoes, highs near 80 degrees; S winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be severe with the threat of hail, heavy rain and even isolated tornadoes, mainly cloudy skies, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy with gusts past 25 mph, comfortable temperatures and lowering humidity levels, lower 80’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night

Mainly clear and becoming downright cool after midnight and on the last day of July, mid-to-upper 50's for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, nice, near 80 degrees

Sunday

Partly sunny, comfortable, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, lower 80’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, nice, lower 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, still pretty comfortable, chance of showers, lower 80’s

Discussion

The overall weather pattern is evolving to one that will bring very comfortable air to the NYC metro region as we end the month of July and begin the month of August, but it may a rough time getting to that point with severe weather a threat later today and early tonight. A complex of severe thunderstorms blasted through Wisconsin in the overnight hours from northwest-to-southeast and this line will play a key role later today in the Mid-Atlantic region. Indeed, there is the potential for severe weather to include all the parameters from hail-to-heavy rain-to-tornadoes. Following the passage of a strong cold frontal system, very comfortable air will push in on Friday and the comfortable weather pattern will last through much of next week as well – the first full week of August.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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