7:00 AM | *Lingering rain today...weekend and first half of next week feature quite chilly conditions despite plenty of sunshine*

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy with lingering rain showers, still windy and chilly, highs not far from 45 degrees; E-NE winds around 10-20 mph in the morning; N-NW winds around 10-20 mph in the latter part of the day; gusts to 35 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy skies with early evening showers still possible, clearing after midnight, breezy, cold, lows in the lower 30’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows  

Sunday

Mainly sunny, a bit colder, upper 30’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Discussion              

The coastal storm that spread precipitation into our region on Thursday will only gradually push away today and we’ll have additional shower activity.  High pressure edges this way tonight and will control the weather through the weekend and right through the first half of next week. Temperatures will average below-normal for this time of year with highs generally doing no better than the lower 40’s during the next several days despite plenty of sunshine. Late next week, a storm can form near the east coast at the leading edge of an incoming Arctic air mass…something we’ll need to monitor in coming days. Christmas weekend to follow is looking quite cold in the eastern half of the nation.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather