It is looking more and more like we'll get a touch of winter this weekend. First, though, today is going to be mostly sunny and mild with a high in the mid to upper 40s. The high pressure system bringing the mild weather will move offshore later today, paving the way for tonight's storm. That storm is a weak low pressure system over Texas at the moment. It will rapidly move east and then strengthen and move up the coast as the day progresses.
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Snow Tonight, Cold This Weekend
First Honest-To-Goodness Winter Snow Tonight!
OMG youse guys, could it be that it might actually snow? Yes. Finally! First we have to survive the nasty cold front that passed through the city while we were walking across town this morning. Brrr. Cold, dry air is rushing in behind the front, which is a remnant of the big storm that hit the northwest earlier in the week. Look for a high in the lower 30s, but with northwesterly winds around 15-20 mph it is going to feel much cooler this afternoon.
Weather Rollercoaster Headed Downward Today
Warm fronts and cold fronts can really mess with the diurnal temperature cycle. Look at this crazy graph. Monday's high temperature occurred at midnight. That's the same time as Tuesday's low happened. The temperature mostly just went up yesterday, reaching a high of 53 just before midnight. It got up to 54 degrees early this morning before the cold front arrived. The dew point took an even wilder ride, rising about a degree an hour from early Monday until early this morning. Since then the air has been rapidly drying out and the dew points have been dropping at 3 degrees/hour.
It's Beginning To Feel Like Winter
If you didn't go outside until after seven this lucky morning you missed the last 50 degree weather we're going to see for a while. The temperature is well on its way down to 30 degrees by early evening as a cold air mass fills in behind this morning's cold front passage. The low pressure system that the front is attached to is wound up really tightly and that's going to bring us a windy day. A Wind Advisory has been posted. Watch out for westerly winds blowing at 25-30 mph with the occasional gust over 40 mph.
Rain, Wind And Much Colder Weather On The Way
Today's beautiful blue skies are going to give way to a messy weather situation tonight and tomorrow as the high pressure system producing the cloudless sky will soon be knocked out by one-two punch of potent storms. For the rest of the day today we should see mostly sunny skies and a temperature slowly climbing to the mid 40s.
2012 To Take A Brief Plunge Into The Icebox
The first day of 2012 saw confused daffodils blooming in Morningside Park. If those flowers have any brains they'll soon enough regret popping out of the ground as the coldest air of the season is about to arrive. A cold front passed through the region this morning, bringing cooler, drier air and kicking up a fair breeze. Look for 20-25 mph winds, with gusts approaching 40 mph, throughout the day today. With any luck the high will reach the lower 40s under mostly sunny skies. That breeze will be great for lake effect snow upstate.
Wickedly Windy Wednesday
Today's weather is all about the wind. As a cool air mass heads into the area following last night's frontal passage we are going to see sustained winds of 20-25 miles an hour this afternoon with gusts to around 40 mph. The wind alone is not quite as bad as yesterday, when a wind gust topped out at 53 mph at JFK and over 60 mph along the Connecticut coast, but today is going to be 15-20 degrees colder than yesterday. It's 44 degrees in Central Park as we write this and the mercury is going nowhere but down today. Look for it to be in the upper 30s by early evening.
Warm Fronts and Cold Fronts Galore This Week
Jeez, Friday's forecast was off by a mile. Or several miles.
Warm Streak Hangs On Despite Cold Front Passage
Yesterday was sixteen degrees warmer than normal, pushing November's average temperature to 52.0 degrees. That makes this the fifth warmest November on record. Today will again be warmer than normal, but not the ten degrees needed to displace 1975 as the fourth warmest November. The high and low temperatures for today will both be races. This afternoon's breezy high depends on how fast the sun can warm us up vs. how quickly cold air arrives as high pressure moves into the region. The high will be in the low or mid 50s. Without a sun to battle the temperature is going to plunge after sunset and we'll have a race against the clock to see how far the temperature drops below this morning's low of 46 degrees by midnight.
Weekend Weather Should Be Mild
Yesterday's rainfall has pushed this year's total to 66.6 inches of precipitation. That devilish total is less than half an inch away from making 2011 surpass 1972 as the second wettest year on record in Central Park. There's no chance of second place being reached this weekend as the high pressure system that's followed the storm is bone dry. And chilly! Well, at least today it will be chilly with a high only in the mid 40s and a brisk westerly breeze.
Windy Veteran's Day Weather
Remember that high school science teacher droning on about nature abhorring a vacuum? They were right and today is proof of it. There's a steep pressure gradient from the cold front the passed around midnight last night and the anticyclone to the west and that's giving us a good 15-20 mph breeze today with occasional gusts to 40 mph possible. In addition to the horizontal wind there's going to be some vertical action as well. A pool of cool air aloft is going to sink and that will push warm air near the surface upwards enough to produce a few clouds. Under those clouds the high will be in the lower 50s.
Rainy Friday Will Be Followed By Sunny Weekend
Today's weather forecast is so stereotypical that it could have been pulled out of a textbook. A low pressure system is moving toward the northeast through Pennsylvania today. In quick succession we will see first a warm front and then a cold front pass through the city. Both those frontal passages up the potential for lots of rain today. Look for showers and thunderstorms through late afternoon. Some of the rain in those storms could be intense. We may see a bit of clearing late this afternoon after the warm front passes but before the cold front arrives. Depending on how much the skies clear, today's high will range from the lower 70s (likely) to upper 70s (possibly).
Hurricane Irene Still Dangerous, Still Headed Toward NYC
Here's the latest on Hurricane Irene. It is still a Category 1 hurricane centered about 300 miles south of the city and moving this way at about 13 mph. The first rain band from the storm reached the city early this evening. While the maximum intensity of Irene has diminished somewhat it will still be a large and dangerous hurricane when it makes landfall tomorrow.
Heavy Rain Possible Tomorrow, Hurricane Irene On Sunday
It hasn't rained in two whole days! Is all this dry weather getting you down? Don't fret, we're about to get soaked again. Twice. First from the north and then from the south. You might have noticed that the humidity is on the increase this morning. That's because the friendly high pressure system has moved offshore and the winds have swung around to come out of the south ahead of a low that's over the Great Lakes. We'll see mostly sunny skies, but with thin high clouds, this afternoon and a high in the low 80s.
Plenty of Sun and Wind to Dry Soaked City
Yowza, that was quite a bit of rain that fell last night. Most sections of the city appear to have received two inches or more of rain. Around the region Yorktown Heights in Westchester County led the way with 4.64 inches. Another round of heavy rain is possible later in the week. First up though are a couple days of sunshine.
Cold and Windy Thursday Coming to Town
Plenty of sunshine again today as there's little moisture in the air. The lack of humidity means we will barely see clouds, let alone rain, when a cold front barrels through town this afternoon. At first the only change the cold front will bring is a shift in wind direction from westerly to northwesterly. Once the sun sets, though, temperatures are going to plummet as there's plenty of cold polar air behind the front. This afternoon's high should be close to 50 degrees. By the time the sun rises tomorrow morning the mercury will be in the lower 20s if not the high teens. Wind chills will likely be in the single digits. Brrr.
Near Record High Today, Cooler and Windy Tomorrow
Yesterday turned out to be twenty degrees warmer than normal. It hasn't been that above normal since last April! Unusually warm weather will continue today. Both the Weather Service and AccuWeather think this afternoon's maximum temperature will approach the record high of 68 degrees set in 1981. If it is to get that warm, these morning clouds have got to disappear! The less sanguinary Weather Channel is calling for a high near 60. Either way that should be enough warmth to melt the remaining two inches of snow on the ground at the Central Park Zoo.
Winter and Spring to Fight for Weather Supremacy This Week
This week's weather is a battle between winter and spring. Valentine's Day will start off warm, with a high in the low 50s, but there's a double-shot of cold fronts coming on tap. The first one is more of a bluster front than a cold front. A wind advisory is in effect from noon until early tomorrow morning. At first the winds will be out of the west at 15-25 mph. A second cold front, part of an Alberta Clipper, will arrive this evening. Not only will the winds pick up but they will start coming out of the northwest where the cold air lives.
Winter Solstice Arrives
Are you ready for a second straight week of cold weather? Daily temperatures have been running about eight degrees below normal since last Monday. Cold, blustery weather will be around for a few more days thanks to a storm that's way out to sea and and approaching high pressure system. As the high moves eastward and gets closer to the Atlantic storm we will see a brisk north wind develop today and tomorrow. Highs today and tomorrow will be in the mid 30s with lows in the mid 20s, both under clear skies.
At Least the Sun is Shining
While the sun may be shining today the cold and wind are still with us. Clear skies should be around through at least tomorrow as the leading edge of an arctic air mass edges eastward. The dry air means it is going to be cold tonight. Look for a low in the lower 20s in the city. Cold air continues to pour into the city tomorrow. Thursday's high might not reach the freezing mark, something has has not happened since the last day of January.
Long Stretch of Cool Weather Ahead
Ooh, this is exciting. January through November averaged 58.9 degrees in Central Park. That makes the first eleven months of 2010 the warmest Jan-Nov on record, squeaking by 1991 by a tenth of a degree. To become New York's warmest year ever December will have to be 2.3 degrees warmer than normal. Right now that doesn't look likely as the extended forecast has the city remaining cool for at least ten days.
First Snow of the Year!
Did you see it? No, not the face in the satellite image. Did you see the snow? A brief flurry was witnessed in Harlem around 7:30, and a reader reports seeing flakes further downtown this morning. Measurable snow fell not too far away in Connecticut. Another round of flurries or sleet is possible early this afternoon, but the city is much more likely to see rain thanks to a backwards moving low pressure system.
Warmer Weekend Awaits
A brisk end to the week today as the leading edge of a high pressure system moves into the region. It will be mostly sunny, well, maybe a few harmless cumulus clouds this afternoon as we get some good mixing going on, windy, and cool with a high only in the mid 50s. As the winds die down tonight the temperature is going to plummet. All sorts of freeze and frost advisories are posted for interior regions north and west of the city. It is still a bit early for frost in town but it may get down to the lower 40s.
Aliens Today, Nor'easter Tomorrow Night
Beautiful sunset last night as a cool and dry air mass displaced the clouds. That same air mass will give us clear blue skies and a high near 65 this afternoon. Speaking of high, at least one person thinks there's a chance of alien encounters today. In the unlikely event of that occurring we predict panic and widespread soiling of undergarments. If you take any pictures of spaceships hovering over New York today, be sure to to upload them to Flickr and tag them 'gothamist'!
Rain Shall Soon Pass
While the city escaped most of the rain yesterday that is not the case today! Nearly 1.5 inches fell in less than an hour this morning, wreaking havoc for commuters. The rain should end by early afternoon as this tropical/non-tropical mutt of a storm moves northward. Gusty east winds will keep today's high under 70 degrees.
Mostly Pleasant Week Ahead
After scraping Bermuda yesterday, hurricane Igor is pretty much directly east of the city today. Way to the east, thanks to a dome of high pressure slinking southward from the Great Lakes. About all Igor is doing for the area is churning up nasty rip currents and beach erosion along the coast. Unless you are in the water, the bigger concern today is the threat of brush fires from the low humidity and high winds. The high will be in the mid 70s but the temperature will plummet as the winds die down after sunset. Look for a low in the mid 50s in the city and 40s in the 'burbs.
Summer Drawing To A Close
This morning's cool breeze was a not too subtle hint that summer 2010 will be around for only one more week. In addition to the wind the humidity is really low, so watch out for brush fires. The high today will be near 75, which is actually a couple of degrees warmer than normal.
Windy Wednesday Weather
There's a deep low pressure system over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the surrounding atmosphere doesn't like it one bit. Hence the wind as Mother Nature tries to fill in that depression. The cold front trailing off that low passed through the region late this morning and the wind has swung around from a southerly breeze to a westerly one. The dew point has started to fall but the cool air is trailing the front by several hours. As a result look for a high in the lower to mid 80s today.
Watch out for Afternoon Thunderstorms
As expected, low pressure is scooting eastward across Ontario today. That will warm the city up to near 80 degrees this afternoon. It will also set the scene for scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms. The warm air is unstable enough that thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail the size of small hail.
Last Cool Day
Looks like the city will have a brisk day today as an upper level low travels east along I-90. That path is pulling a pool of cool air over the Northeast and also some fairly gusty winds. Today's high may creep into the upper 50s but it won't feel very warm with the wind blasting out of the northwest at 20-25 mph. It is not likely, but don't be surprised if an isolated shower pops up this afternoon.
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