6:00 AM | ***Winter storm hits Mid-Atlantic region on Tuesday with biggest impact interior sections...snow, ice, rain mix in I-95 corridor...watch for AM slick spots***

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, highs in the lower 40’s; NW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late, lows in the upper 20’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, a mix of snow, ice and rain, accumulations of a coating to an inch or two on the table, watch for AM slick spots, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, brisk, cold, a mix of rain and snow possible during the evening hours, upper 20’s for late night lows

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees; very cold at night with lows in the mid-to-upper teens

Friday

Partly sunny, quite cold, lower 30’s; chance of snow at night

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain, upper 30’s

Discussion

December begins on a chilly note and it looks like much of the first half of the month will feature colder-than-normal temperatures in the eastern half of the nation. In addition, the overall pattern looks to remain quite active with a couple of winter weather threats during the next several days. High pressure will build into New England today and then retreat to the northeast on Tuesday at the same time low pressure pushes toward the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Precipitation is likely to reach the area around or just before dawn and it could be cold enough for snow in most places. As the high retreats to the northeast, enough milder ocean air will push in to produce a changeover of the snow to rain and there can be icing for awhile during the transition. Accumulations are possible before the changeover on the order of a coating to an inch or two in some of the northern and western suburbs…lowest amounts in the NYC metro area. High pressure takes control of the weather for the mid-week and then a cold front arrives by Thursday night perhaps associated with a couple of snow showers. The coldest air so far pushes in on Thursday night and overnight lows could bottom out in the upper teens in some spots. After that, we’ll be watching the progression of another low pressure system to our south which could produce some snow and ice around here by the end of the week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather