What you should know
- On Saturday morning we will wake up to heavy rain and even a few thunderstorms before temperatures start to drop with the arrival of an arctic front.
- This will be a fast-impact storm, limiting total snow accumulations to a couple of inches in the metropolitan area and up to half a foot inland where the transition to snow will occur earlier.
- Along with the threat of downpours and snow, winds will also increase, with wind gusts of more than 40 mph continuing through Sunday.
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¿Ya te cansaste del frío y la nieve? Si es así, tenemos malas noticias para este fin de semana. Se espera que otra poderosa tormenta azote el noreste de los Estados Unidos el sábado, arrojando fuertes nevadas desde el norte de Nueva Inglaterra a través de Adirondacks, el centro de Nueva York y Pensilvania antes de que regresen las temperaturas gélidas.
We’ve already seen a light snowfall this week, and Thursday started with a dense blanket of fog and the danger of black ice impacting the morning drive. But the haze lifted as the day progressed with a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the 50s in the afternoon.
Friday will be the same before the next storm arrives bringing a wintry mix, strong gusts and arctic air for our weekend.
On Saturday morning we will wake up to heavy rain and even a few thunderstorms before temperatures start to drop with the arrival of an arctic front. By noon, the transition from rain to snow will occur with the rain/snow line moving from northwest to southeast in the afternoon with all precipitation ending as snow Saturday night. This will be a fast-impact storm, limiting total snow accumulations to a couple of inches in the metropolitan area and up to half a foot inland where the transition to snow will occur earlier.
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Along with the threat of downpours and snow, winds will also increase, with wind gusts of more than 40 mph continuing through Sunday. These northwesterly winds will bring cold, arctic air bringing our temperatures down, feeling in the single digits Saturday night with a freezing but sunny Sunday to end our weekend.
Thursday
Maximum: 50 degrees with fog in the morning, and clouds and sun in the afternoon. The night will be partially clear with lows in the 30s.
Friday
Maximum: 52 degrees; partly cloudy.
Saturday
Maximum: 50 degrees; cloudy and windy with showers and snow.
Sunday
Maximum: 39 degrees; mostly sunny and cold
Monday
Maximum: 55 degrees; Mainly sunny
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