Synopsis:
An Arctic front will work in this afternoon. Scattered snow squalls are possible. Any squall can drop a quick inch of snow within minutes accompanied by gusty winds and low visibility. Please be aware it can go from cloudy skies to a whiteout within moments from now until 6PM Today. Winds could gust between 40-50mph. A polar vortex (frigid rotating airmass) will move from the Great Lakes today and into the Northeast Thursday.
A bitter blast will once again grip the area starting with plummeting temperatures this evening. Readings will drop twenty degrees in 6 hours this evening. The polar vortex will push it’s Arctic grip on the tri-state area. Readings will approach 0º along the coast tonight (1st map above) & Thursday morning. Inland readings will be below zero. Wind Chills will reach -15º along the coast to -25º inland (2nd map above). This is life threatening cold. Please dress in layers as that tends to deaden the air in between the layers and in turn keep you warm.
The record low Thursday for Central Park is -1º set back in 1920. This should stand. The record minimum high temperature for the date is 16º set back in 1935. This should be broken as the forecast high is 14º.
The airmass will slowly moderate as high pressure works in from the West for the weekend. Skies will be mainly sunny. By Sunday it’ll feel like a heatwave!
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Stay tuned.
Rest of Today:
Sun and clouds, windy and cold. Scattered afternoon snow squalls are possible. Highs in the near 30º with readings plummeting during by late afternoon, reaching the teens by dark. Southwest to Northwest winds increasing to 15-30mph with gusts between 40-50mph during the afternoon.
Tonight:
Clear and bitterly cold. Lows 0º to 5º in the City and along the coast. 0º to -6º inland. Winds becoming West to Northwest at 15-25mph. Wind chills -5º to -15º along the coast. -15º to -25º inland.
Thursday:
Mostly sunny and frigid. Highs 8º to 14º. Wind chills near 0º along the coast, below zero inland.
Friday:
Mostly sunny and very cold. Highs in the mid 20s.
Saturday:
Sunny and not as harsh Highs in the mid 30s.
Sunday:
Sunny and mild. Highs in the 40s.
Monday:
Partly sunny and mild. Highs near 50º.