7:00 AM | ***Beneficial rain from tonight into early Thursday...maybe a thunderstorm...windy, colder on Thursday and Friday with instability showers...first snowflakes likely***

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, mild, highs near 60 degrees; E winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, becoming windy, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, windy, colder, chance of rain showers which can be mixed in with snow late in the day across N/W suburbs, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, occasional rain and/or snow showers, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, lower 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, maybe a shower, upper 40’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, lower 50’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, cool, middle50’s

Discussion

A developing storm system will begin to impact the region with rainfall from early tonight into Thursday and it is likely to turn out to be the highest rainfall totals that we’ve seen in quite awhile with 0.75” to 1.25” possible by morning. This developing storm system will be a slow mover due to strong blocking high pressure to the north and its impacts here will continue through Friday with “wraparound” showers and persistently strong winds. From tomorrow afternoon through Friday, instability rain showers are likely and enough cold air can wrap into the system for a mixing with or even a changeover to snow; especially, in the far northern and western suburbs. Significant snow is likely across some interior, higher elevation locations across northwestern NJ and upstate NY to include the Catskills and Adirondacks...an early season delight for skiers.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather