7:00 AM | *More showers likely today and a possible thunderstorm...strong-to-severe thunderstorm threat for late tomorrow/early tomorrow night*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the NYC metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of more showers and a possible thunderstorm, any shower or storm can produce heavy rainfall, highs in the low-to-mid 70's
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, more showers are possible, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the late day storms can be strong-to-severe, upper 70's for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, mid 60’s for overnight lows
Friday
Partly sunny, windy, becoming less humid, chance of lingering showers early, upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, comfortable, upper 70’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
A nearly stationary frontal system draped across the Mid-Atlantic region will continue to act as a focal point for showers and thunderstorms today and some of the rain can be heavy at times. Given the already well-saturated grounds, any heavy rainfall can result in localized flooding conditions. Ingredients may be coming together for a severe weather outbreak in the I-95 corridor later tomorrow and tomorrow night. An unusually strong low pressure system will move over the western part of the Mid-Atlantic later tomorrow and a strong surface cold front will slide towards the east coast. At the same time, a powerful wave of energy in the upper part of the atmosphere will move over the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, there can be an outbreak of severe thunderstorms late on Thursday that could impact the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Once the strong cold front clears the coast by early Friday, the threat for rain will end, humidity will drop, and the winds will pick up noticeably from a northwesterly direction. High pressure is likely to take control for much of the weekend, but more rain is possible here by early next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com