7:00 AM | **Much milder conditions tomorrow as cold front approaches from the west, but showers will develop and there can be a strong thunderstorm**

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy and chilly today with the chance of a bit of rain in the afternoon, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s by late in the day; E-SE winds at 10-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, slight chance of showers, lows near 40 degrees

Thursday

Windy and becoming much warmer with mainly cloudy skies, good chance of PM showers and a possible late day strong thunderstorm, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Windy with showers and a possible strong thunderstorm in the evening, turning colder late, upper 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, chance of showers, upper 50’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 50’s 

Sunday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s  

Monday

Mainly sunny, cool, upper 50’s

Discussion              

Warmer air to our south and west will make an advance in this direction today and for awhile it will be forced to ride up and over the cold air mass still in place.  As a result of this “overrunning” process, there will be plenty of clouds today and a bit of rain this afternoon perhaps with a few ice pellets mixed in at times. By tomorrow, the warmer air will win out in its entirety and temperatures are likely to surge to the 70 degree mark, but this dramatic warm up will come at a cost. Showers are likely to develop in the afternoon hours and the late day and evening could feature some strong thunderstorm activity in the region as a cold front closes in on the eastern seaboard. The passage of this next cold front will result in a cooler air mass for Friday and it stays on the cool side this weekend.   

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather