7:00 AM | ****Tropical Storm Elsa to bring heavy rainfall and possible strong thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic region from late today into early Friday****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Increasing clouds, warm and humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms by the late afternoon hours, some of the late day rain can be heavy at times, any storm can be on the strong side, highs in the upper 80’s; S winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain will be heavy at times, any storm can be on the strong side, watch out for localized flooding, mild, muggy, breezy, lows in the lower 70's
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning and some of the rain can be heavy, becoming partly sunny in the afternoon with a lingering shower or thunderstorm possible, warm, humid, breezy, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, maybe a lingering shower, near 65 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall yesterday in the northern Gulf coastal region of Florida and will push northeastward today through the Carolinas. This storm will cross over the Delmarva Peninsula and into the southern part of New Jersey by the wee hours of the Friday morning bringing with it some heavy rainfall and possible strong thunderstorms to the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. The timetable for the heavy rainfall here will be from later today into early Friday with 2-4 inches on the table and isolated higher amounts are possible...watch out for localized flooding. Winds in the metro region will likely be highest along coastal sections of New Jersey and across Long Island with gusts of 50+ mph possible. By later Friday, the remains of Elsa will head to the eastern part of New England and then ultimately to near Nova Scotia Canada by the early part of the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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