6:15 AM | ***An important pattern change begins at mid-week to one that looks very cold and active for much of January***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the New York City metro region
Today
Becoming mainly sunny after early day clouds and a lingering shower or two, breezy, mild, highs near 60 degrees; W winds around 10-20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, cold, lows in the upper 30’s
Tuesday
Becoming mainly cloudy, still mild, chance of rain in the late afternoon, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for more rain, maybe even a thunderstorm, lower 40’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, windy, cool, chance of rain, lower 50’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, colder, near 40 degrees
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, colder, low-to-mid 30’s
Discussion
The beginning of the week will remain on the mild side with some sunshine later today and then the next low pressure system will bring us more rain from later tomorrow into early Wednesday, New Year’s Day. Moderately cold air will push into the Mid-Atlantic region at mid-week and it turns even colder during the upcoming weekend. In fact, a much colder-than-normal weather pattern will set up for much of the central and eastern US and it looks like it’ll be one with some staying power. This upcoming cold stretch may feature some extreme cold and very cold conditions may penetrate all the way into the Deep South from Texas-to-Florida. In addition, there are likely to be multiple snow threats in this developing weather pattern that can impact much of the central and eastern US to go along with the expected much colder-than-normal temperatures. Next week looks particularly interesting that may feature multiple snow threats and some extreme cold may get mixed into the picture.
Get ready…January might just be a wild month of weather.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather