7:00 AM | **The threat for rain continues here right through tonight...cold blast arrives this weekend with below-freezing conditions coming late Sunday night and again late Monday night**

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, cool, breezy, occasional rain or drizzle, a thunderstorm cannot be ruled out, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s; NE winds at 5-15 mph

Tonight

Occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, breezy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, mild, breezy, maybe a shower or two early, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Partly cloudy, breezy, chilly, lower 40’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite breezy, colder, chance for a few mid-day and PM showers, not out of the question that sleet or snow pellets mix in at times late in the day, low-to-mid 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cold for late March, upper 30’s 

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, still quite chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Discussion              

Occasional rain or drizzle will continue through tonight as a secondary low pressure system forms near the northern Mid-Atlantic coastline and a thunderstorm cannot be ruled out.  After a relatively mild day on Friday, the weekend will turn increasingly cold and NW winds will intensify following the passage of two cold frontal systems.  With the arrival of the initial cold front on Saturday, there can be a few rain showers and perhaps even a bit of sleet or graupel (i.e., snow pellets) mixed in at times late in the day. Temperatures on Sunday will be confined to the 40’s for afternoon highs and below-freezing conditions are very likely late Sunday night and again late Monday night. In fact, it stays quite a bit colder-than-normal for the latter part of March right into the middle part of next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather