7:00 AM | ***Very warm today and winds can gust to 50 mph today ahead of a strong front***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Clouds and scattered showers in the morning with a thunderstorm possible, partly sunny in the afternoon, very windy with gusts possible past 50 mph, unseasonably warm and a possible record-breaker, highs near 80 degrees; SW winds 15 to 25 mph; gusts to 50 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, windy and turning colder, lows in the mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, mild, mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, upper 40’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, windy, mild, occasional rain, maybe a strong-to-severe thunderstorm, low-to-mid 60’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, windy, cooler, lower 50’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, milder, upper 50’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, good chance of showers, lower 60’s
Discussion
A vigorous storm system that was the main culprit behind yesterday’s severe weather outbreak in the Deep South is now over the eastern Great Lakes and it features a trailing cold frontal system that will pass through the region later this afternoon. Ahead of the front, it’ll be very warm in the Mid-Atlantic region and winds will be quite strong with gusts past 50 mph and scattered power outages possible. Showers are likely to be limited this morning and there should be some clearing skies during the afternoon hours. It won’t be quite as unseasonably warm on Saturday following the frontal passage, but still quite mild for this time of year and the winds will be much less of a factor. Another surface low pressure system will pass to our northwest later in the weekend with a trailing cold frontal system and the result will be occasional rain here on Sunday, maybe even a strong thunderstorm. It’ll turn cooler on Monday and then yet another cold front will head our way later next week and it will usher in much colder air as we begin the month of April on Thursday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com