6:00 AM | **Passage of a backdoor cold front paves the way for a cool weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region...rain on Saturday/Saturday night...maybe lingering showers on Sunday**

6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region

Today

Clouds give way to partial sun, mild, maybe a late day shower or thunderstorm, highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s (normal high at Central Park is 66 degrees); NE winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy with the chance of rain late, turning colder, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, unseasonably cool, rain likely, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, rain likely, lower 40’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, chance of lingering showers, mid-to-upper 50’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, milder, lower 60’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, lower 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s

Discussion

A backdoor cold front will push through the area later today moving in a northeast-to-southwest direction and its passage will pave the way for an unseasonably cool weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the unseasonably cool conditions this weekend, low pressure will bring us rain; primarily, in the Saturday/Saturday night time frame, but a few showers can linger into Sunday. While the weekend will be wet for much of the time, it will be a beneficial rainfall for the Mid-Atlantic region. It turns drier and milder on Monday and then another low pressure can bring us some shower activity on Tuesday and/or Wednesday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather