7:00 AM | ***A significant rain and wind event on Friday/Friday night as tropical storm rides up the Appalachians...a change to a much colder pattern follows the storm***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, cool, highs in the mid 50’s; E-NE winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, chilly, lows in the lower 40’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, a bit milder, mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, not as cool, upper 40’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, becoming windy, good chance of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, a strong thunderstorm is possible late in the day, upper 60’s; heavy rain and gusty winds on Friday night and a strong thunderstorm is possible
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with residual rain possible in the AM hours, breezy, mild early in the day with highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s, but temperatures will drop during the PM hours and it’ll turn colder at night
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
Nicole remains a tropical storm early Wednesday, but it has a good chance of attaining hurricane status later today as it heads for a landfall early Thursday in east-central Florida. The tropical moisture associated with Nicole will then push northeastward through the eastern states resulting in a heavy rain event all the way from Florida-to-Maine with 1-3 inches possible in the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds will become quite gusty on Friday and especially during Friday night and strong-to-severe thunderstorms are also possible given the likely storm track of Nicole that puts the coastal plain in an unstable atmosphere. After the exit of Nicole early this weekend, a big-time change to the overall temperature pattern will take place across the eastern states. Temperatures will drop noticeably on Saturday night and low temperatures by late Sunday night/early Monday morning should be below freezing in most spots.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather