6:15 AM | ***Becoming milder today...colder by mid-week with good chance for some icing before plain rain and a similar scenario possible this weekend***

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Considerable clouds, becoming slightly milder, highs in the upper 40’s; Calm conditions in the morning; SW winds around 5 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the upper 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, breezy, cool, middle 40’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Partly cloudy, colder, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of late day snow, middle 30’s; snow, sleet and freezing rain at night

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, chance of rain or sleet changing to rain, mid-to-upper 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, colder, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late, near 40 degrees; snow, sleet, freezing rain possible at night

Discussion

A warm front lifted through the region last night and today will become milder with afternoon temperatures likely reaching into the upper 40’s for highs. A colder air mass pushes in by mid-week and it’ll be supported by a strong high pressure system situated over New England. This is likely to set the stage for some frozen precipitation around here from late Wednesday into early Thursday including a period of sleet and freezing rain. On Thursday, temperatures should climb to warm enough levels for plain rain in most of the Mid-Atlantic region. Looking ahead, there may be a similar scenario to deal with this weekend with the possibility of some frozen precipitation later Saturday/Saturday night and then likely plain rain on Super Bowl Sunday. Yet another system could threaten us with snow by the middle of next week as the overall pattern looks very active for the month of February.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather