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5/3 AM Zones Update: Chilly and Breezy on Wednesday; Heavy Rain on Friday
Good morning, everyone! We had a beautiful day on Tuesday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the 70s, though it got pretty windy in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we will not be seeing 70s again anytime soon as a large blocking pattern has developed near Greenland, which will generally help for deep troughs to form in the means in the Northeast. Temperatures were pretty mild during most of the overnight ahead of a second cold front that will be pushing through the region this morning. Considering we just had a cold front that came through on Monday night that dried us out, and the fact that this second cold front is all northern-stream driven and thus has little moisture return will mean that this cold front will be a dry frontal passage.
Friday Overview: Mild & Breezy Today, Quick Cold Blast Arrives Tonight
Temperatures this morning are already well into the 50s with west winds. As a strong cold front approaches, today from the northwest, temperatures will likely continue to rise into the lower or middle 60s over much of the region. But winds be increasing out the northwest by this afternoon with the front moving through the region. These winds could gust to between 30 to 40 mph at times. These winds will also help usher in a much colder airmass later tonight. Temperatures will begin falling through 50s and 40s later this afternoon and evening.
Winds will diminish overnight, as a cold airmass settles over the region. Many of the suburbs will get down into the middle 20s to lower 30s by dawn. The National Weather Service has issued Freeze Warnings for the parts of the area where growing season continues. Where a hard freeze and patchy frost is likely with vegetation. In NYC and some other urban areas temperatures are expected to drop into middle 30s with some pockets of frost possible by Saturday morning. Some other highlights for this weekend.