Happy Monday! Today will be one of the more pleasant days of the week, with high temperatures reaching into the lower 40's. This is in response to a weak area of high pressure which built into the area last night. However, the high pressure is rapidly weakening and will continue to do so over the next few hours. A broad area of low pressure is forecast to organized over the Southeast states and move northeastward. What does this mean for us? Increasing clouds are in the forecast tonight into Tuesday, with precipitation chances increasing Tuesday morning into afternoon. The area of low pressure is weak and unorganized, so precipitation won't be steady or heavy, but the weather will be unsettled. Precipitation type is expected to be light rain here in the city, with a chance of some flakes mixing in if you travel further north and west. Due to the clouds and light rain and snow, Tuesday's high temperatures will only reach into the mid 30's. This storm will be out of the picture by Tuesday evening, possibly ending as some snow showers in our area.
Featured image: Latest IR satellite showing the developing storm system along the East Coast today. Courtesy: Penn State University Department of Meteorology.
Looking ahead, high pressure and colder temperatures can be expected for Wednesday and Thursday with overnight lows in the teens and daytime highs in the upper 20's. We are carefully watching a potential storm system for Thursday and Friday, but all indications currently point to a track well to our south and east, which would bring our area cold and dry weather. Peeking towards the weekend (I know we're all already looking forward to it!) temperatures look to slowly moderate, with high's in the mid 30's Saturday and back towards 40 on Sunday.
Stay tuned for further information and live updates during the storm system tonight into tomorrow, as well as further updates on the potential late week system as the week goes on. And most importantly, have a great Monday!
Need more? See New York Metro Weather's Long Range Forecast for the upcoming work week , or view our Technical Forecast Discussion for the more serious weather enthusiasts. For up to the minute details on forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Article by John Homenuk. 10:14am February 7th, 2011
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