6:45 AM | *Unseasonably cool today with showers...wetter pattern has begun*

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy and unseasonably cool, an occasional shower and some patchy drizzle, highs in the mid 60’s; E-NE winds around 10-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm or two, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, upper 70’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm or two, upper 60’s for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Discussion              

The overall weather pattern has evolved into one that will be considerably wetter for the Mid-Atlantic region in coming days compared to what was experienced earlier this month and during May. Today will be unseasonably cool with a persistent ocean flow of air (i.e., east-to-northeast winds) given the combination of high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south. There can be a shower from time-to-time today or some patchy drizzle, but significant rainfall is not looking too likely. More rain is destined to arrive here later tonight and for Friday and there can be a thunderstorm or two mixed in…some of the rain late tonight and tomorrow can be heavy at times. A daily threat of showers and thunderstorms this weekend looks like it will continue through much of next week. Conditions do turn warmer on Friday and then temperatures likely reach into the 80’s during the weekend and early part of next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather