Good evening, NY Area! I hope you had a great workweek. It is now time to discuss what weather lies ahead of us for the weekend. We will begin with tonight (Friday night). A clipper system will move into the Northeast late tonight, most likely either late evening or after midnight. For most of the NYC area, this will be mainly a rain event. However, locations in our northern suburbs may very well see a coating to 1″ of snow by the time the precipitation ends early Saturday afternoon! The Catskills may very well see a few inches of snow! Areas in the Lower Hudson Valley and southern Connecticut may see some snow/sleet mixing in, but little, if any, accumulations are likely. This will be an all rain event for areas south of NYC. NYC itself may see a wet flake or two, but the city will see mainly rain. Sunday will be the better half of the weekend. I am expect partly cloudy to partly sunny conditions. High temperatures will be near 60. Highs on Saturday will be in the low to upper 40s across much of the region. Lows will be in the upper 30s to near 40 Friday night, low to mid-30s Saturday night, and low to mid-40s Sunday night. Actually, another low pressure system will move in Sunday night, spreading mainly rain across the region. Some wet snow is possible in the Catskills, but rain should be the dominant form of precipitation. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend, and Happy April Fool’s!
Zach (Zak_NYCMetroWx)
Much Cooler Times Ahead, New York!
Happy Saturday! First off, let’s discuss the weekend forecast! For the reminder of Saturday, expect generally overcast conditions. Temperatures will be steady near 60. Tonight (Saturday night), we can expect the chance for some showers. Lows will be in the 40s across the region. Sunday will feature cloudy skies with showers, even a steady period of rain, which is much needed. Highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. Sunday night may feature some evening showers with lows in the 40s. Secondly, let’s discuss the cooler times ahead. For the past several weeks, we’ve been experiencing sunshine with temperatures in the 60s, 70s, and even 80s. That is all over. Summer in March is over. For the foreseeable future, we can expect temperatures in the 50s to dominate, with maybe few 60-degree spots. We may be only in the 40s on Tuesday! Overnight lows will be very cold, possibly even below freezing, which can become a problem for new foliage and growing plants. It seems as if Mother Nature wants to remind us it’s still March, and not May, so with that in mind, enjoy your weekend!
A Wonderful Week of Weather Ahead for the NYC Area!
Good afternoon, NYC! I hope you had an amazing weekend and a great Monday! Today was just spectacular in terms of weather! Inland locations saw highs near 80, NYC itself saw highs in the low 70s, while Long Island/coastal locations saw highs in the low 60s. Now that is not shabby at all for the final day of winter. Yes, today is the final day of Winter 2011-2012, and what a wacky winter it has been! I will have a post discussing the winter we had in early April, so stay tuned for that! Anyway, spring officially kicks off at 1:14 am Tuesday (overnight tonight)! The weather tomorrow will be a bit different than today. Expect morning clouds and fog. Skies will clear as the day wares on, but temperatures will be cooler! Highs will be in the upper 60s to low 70s for the majority of the region. Coastal locations will be cooler. We begin to warm up once again by the time Wednesday rolls around! We will be dealing with morning fog again during the morning hours of Wednesday. Morning clouds should give away to afternoon sunshine. High temperatures will be in the 70s for the majority of the region. Thursday looks to be our warmest day so far of 2012! On Thursday, the winds will shift more from the west, ushering in warm air with less of an ocean influence. This will allow temperatures to soar to 80 and even passed 80 for inland locations! NYC has the potential of seeing 80 as well! Coastal areas may be a bit cooler as usual. Friday will be a bit cooler than Thursday. Many areas will be in the mid to upper 70s, possibly similar to today’s highs. After Friday, it looks like 60s will dominate, possibly even some 50s, so enjoy this warmth! The next chance for widespread showers looks to occur around Sunday, so we have a beautiful week in terms of sunshine and warmth ahead! Enjoy and have a great workweek!
In news other than weather, France experienced a terrible tragedy on Monday. A shooter shot and killed 4 Jewish people outside a Jewish school in the region of Toulouse, France. Please take a moment of silence to remember and honor the victims and the family and friends of the victims who was affected. Thank you.
-Zach
New York City Area Weekend Forecast (3/17 & 3/18)!
Good evening, NYC area! What an ugly day it has been! Much of the area barely made it to 50. Believe it or not, temperatures may still have the chance to rise this evening, possibly even during the overnight hours. After some showers this morning, clouds are beginning to thin out over northwest New Jersey, such as in Sussex County. That is allowing temperatures to rise near 60 in those locations. Unfortunately, we still have a wind blowing off the Atlantic, so that is fighting the exiting of the clouds, resulting in the continuous overcast conditions. Many areas reported fog this morning. Fog may make itself present once again tonight into tomorrow morning, so be aware of that. Saturday will end up being a much nicer day than today. We will have to deal with some morning clouds and possibly fog, but the sun should end up burning them off. That should lead to more in the way of sunshine for the afternoon hours. High temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s across the region, with upper 50s possible in Long Island. Saturday night will be a chilly one. Lows will end up being in the 40s across the area. Despite mainly clear skies expected for Saturday night, patchy fog is possible yet again during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. Any fog may linger past sunrise on Sunday. After the fog burns away, mainly sunny skies will be present. Highs on Sunday will be similar to Saturday, maybe a degree or two warmer. Sunday night should be a bit warmer than Saturday night, with lows closer to the 50-degree mark. Expect mainly clear skies.
Here is your NYC Weekend Events Forecast:
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Saturday, March 17th @ 11 AM) Expect sunny skies with temperatures in mid 50s at start time!
NYC Half Marathon 2012 (Sunday, March 18th @ 7:30 AM) Expect mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid 40s at start time!
*Marathon Starts: Central Park, West Drive near 64th Street
*Marathon Ends: Water Street and Maiden Lane
Have a great weekend, and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!!
-Zach
Much Cooler Tomorrow and Friday Than The Past Few Days!
Good evening New York! I hope you all had the chance to go outside over these past few days! We experienced almost nonstop sunshine with highs in the 70s for many! Coastal locations were stuck in the 50s and 60s until today, when even some coastal areas on Long Island reached 70! Unfortunately, tomorrow and Friday will be quite different from these past few days. A cold front is sweeping through New England right now, bringing much colder weather behind it. This cold front is moving to the west, rather than to the east, like most front do. For this reason, it comes from the “back,” so we call it a backdoor cold front. These fronts are difficult to predict. Maine has been seeing snow today and this evening, and Boston was stuck in the 40s and had a cloudy and foggy day. While, the NYC won’t see the cold to that extreme, therefore, no snow, we will still see highs much cooler, about 15 degrees cooler in many cases for most! NYC on north and east will see highs in the mid to upper 50s to near 60 tomorrow. Long Island will see highs in the mid-40s in eastern Long Island to near 50 in western Long Island. Areas north and west, and south of NYC will see temperatures nearing 70 or above yet again because this backdoor cold front won’t make it that far south and west tomorrow! Some showers are possible tomorrow (Thursday) night. Friday will feature many locations to be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Long Island will stay in the mid-50s generally. There is also the threat for thundershowers during the day on Friday. We warm up for the weekend and a ridge looks to set up next week, bringing in highs possibly near 80 for some by mid-next week! Stay tuned for your weekend forecast and more information on next weeks potential March “heat wave!”
-Zach
**NYC Metro Brush Fire Threat!!**
Good afternoon New York City Metro! I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather! We experienced sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s across Manhattan and inland sections. Temperatures have struggled to reach 60 in coastal areas of Long Island. But it’s this dry weather that is causing problems. As you are aware, we’ve had little overall precipitation since the start of 2012. This results in very dry soil, so any gusts of wind can help spark brush fires! In fact, over the past week, we have been getting reports of brush fires throughout the Metro. Statin Island was the location of a brush the other day, and crews have been battling a brush fire along the northbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark, NJ, near Newark Liberty International Airport! Luckily, both of these fires have been relatively small and not too widespread. The point is we all need to use caution when burning and any smokers should be careful and disposing cigarettes. Some showers and thunderstorms (non-severe) tonight will make the ground a bit more moist, so brush fires won’t be as big of a threat tomorrow as they are today, despite similar, if not warmer, temperatures! Enjoy your evening!
-Zach
Locations that broke/tied records for today, March 12th:
New York City (Central Park) – 71 (TIED)
Islip – 65 (RECORD)
La Guardia – 69 (RECORD)
Newark – 73 (RECORD)
Bridgeport – 63 (RECORD)
*Note: More locations may have tied/broke records for today, but this is the list of big locations as of 5:00 pm Monday*
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