6:00 AM | **Powerful winds tonight with low pressure intensifying to our north...an Arctic blast coming early next week with the first hard freeze in many spots**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Partly sunny, quite breezy, milder, highs in the lower 60’s; S-SW winds increasing to 10-20 mph; gusts possible to 30 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, very windy with gusts up to 50 mph or so, chilly, maybe a shower, lows in the middle 40’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, quite breezy with gusts to 30 mph, cooler, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, middle 30’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, breezy with gusts to 25 mph, a bit milder, upper 50’s; chance of showers late at night
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite mild, maybe an AM shower or two, mid-to-upper 60’s
Sunday
Increasing clouds, breezy, mild, chance of showers later in the day and at night, upper 50’s
Monday
Partly sunny, windy, colder, snow showers possible, middle 40’s; hard freeze likely at night
Discussion
High pressure remains in control of the weather in the Mid-Atlantic region for another day providing us with plenty of sunshine and quite breezy conditions. A strong cold front passes through the region later tonight - likely on the dry side - and low pressure will intensify along the frontal boundary zone. The pressure gradient behind the departing strong storm and an incoming high pressure system will tighten dramatically and the result here will be powerful wind gusts tonight of up to 50 mph or so. Another cold front arrives late Friday night and this one may feature some shower activity for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor; however, temperatures will not change much at all this weekend following its passage.
Looking ahead, there is a third cold front destined to arrive on Sunday night and this one will definitely be noticeable. It is at the leading edge of an Arctic-originated air mass and the early part of next week will feature the coldest weather so far this season and likely the first hard freeze for many spots.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather