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NYC Very Cold Weekend Coming

12/18/24 11:22am EST

Good morning everyone. Clouds are on the increase ahead of our next system due into the Northeast later this afternoon as mild air rushes in. Enjoy this little blip of mild temps, because winter returns this weekend with a vengeance.

A clipper-like system will swoop down late Friday into Saturday, with late development expected off of the coast. That’ll help throw back some clouds and scattered snow showers on Saturday as temperatures tumbles into 30’s, then 20’s for Sunday. Frigid conditions are expected overnight Saturday and Sunday, with some single digit readings will be possible for interior sections of the Northeast & New England.

Meanwhile, today’s system has a very strong cold front attached to it that trails down into West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and down into Texas. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are associated with this front in a line that stretches hundreds of miles. While we don’t see any current severe weather watches or warnings, we could still still some isolated instances of severe weather.

The biggest frisk right now looks to be southeast Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, lower West Virginia, and western Virginia. We could also see this risk sink down into North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Look for the risk of locally damaging winds, frequent lighting, hail, torrential rain, and the chance of an isolated tornado.

Here is your local NYC Metro forecast –

SATELLITE

Here in New York City, we are enjoying some morning sunshine. However, clouds will increase with some afternoon rain possible. Rain will be become steadier this evening and tonight, then we’ll see some partial clearing. Highs today in the low to mid 50’s.

WEATHER RADAR

Look for sunshine tomorrow and a steady breeze. Highs will be in the mid 40’s at best. Clouds increase again on Friday for a complicated forecast. We’ll have some afternoon rain that could start off as some onset mix, then a cold rain mixing with sleet or snow before sunrise Saturday.

Low pressure forms off of the coast, but it’s a little late and too far off of the coast. That being said, it’ll be close enough to throw back some clouds and flurries on Saturday with blustery conditions and low to mid 30’s. We’ll have teens overnight, then temps don’t recover much on Sunday with mid to upper 20’s. We could see lows in the 15 degree range Sunday night.

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