7:00 AM | ****Rain changes to snow later today with small accumulations possible to the north and west...major mid-week winter storm with accumulating snow and ice****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy and much colder than yesterday with rain this morning that can change to snow by mid-day or early afternoon, snow winds down later in the afternoon, accumulations are possible in N/W suburban locations of up to a couple of inches, highs early in the day near 40 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, quite cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, quite cold, lower 20’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Snow develops by mid-to-late afternoon and will likely then mix with sleet and/or freezing rain for a period of time before a change back to snow at night, winds will become increasingly strong, daytime highs in the low-to-mid 30’s, overnight lows in the mid 20’s
Thursday
Snow still likely in the morning then remaining mainly cloudy, windy, quite cold, afternoon snow showers are possible, mid 30’s
Friday
Mostly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, still quite cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Discussion
This will be a stormy week in the Mid-Atlantic region with two storms to deal with during the next few days. Today’s storm will begin with all rain, but as colder air filters in from a strengthening high pressure system to the north, a changeover to snow is quite likely by the afternoon. There can be a couple inches of accumulation in some of the N/W suburbs before the snow winds down later in the afternoon. A second and more impactful storm will arrive by late afternoon on Wednesday with snow initially for the region and this is likely to be followed by a period of sleet and/or freezing rain. This period of mixed precipitation will limit total snow accumulations with preliminary snowfall estimates of 3-6 inches in the NYC metro area, 6-12 inches in the nearby N/W suburbs, and 12+ inches in the far N/W suburbs. Snow showers will linger through the day on Thursday and it'll remain much colder-than-normal right into the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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