6:15 AM | *Chilly days and cold nights through the week with frost possible...comet watch continues*

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cool, highs in the upper 50’s (normal high is now 66 degrees); W-NW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear skies, cold, patchy frost possible late, lows in the upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, breezy, still quite cool, mid-to-upper 50’s

Wednesday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, patchy frost possible late, upper 30’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, quite cool, upper 50’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, a bit milder, middle 60’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 70 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, nice, lower 70’s

Discussion

A strong cold front passed through the region on Monday and ushered in the chilliest air mass of the season so far. Temperatures for the next few days will be well below-normal for the middle of October and there can be frost in the overnight hours in some suburban locations with lows down in the 30’s. It turns a bit milder by the end of the week and the weekend is looking quite comfortable with sunshine likely on both days.

One other note, a comet should continue to be visible in the low western sky during each of the next few evenings given favorable sky conditions and “dark enough” environmental conditions….rough time period for viewing is 6:55-7:15pm…wonder what the ”Over/Under” was on seeing the northern lights and a comet within a 5-day period?

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather