Today has been quite a pleasant way to end the workweek across the entire New York City metro area as highs rose into the middle 50’s to lower 60’s! These mild conditions will be short-lived as we turn our attention to two areas of low pressure that have the potential to bring some wintry weather to the area.
Today has been a somewhat unsettled day, but a large improvement overall compared to yesterday when much of the area was battling snow and ice.
The short-lived, but intense blast of Arctic air last week is now all but a memory as an area of mid-level ridging continues to build over much of the East Coast.
Today has been a much-improved, but still rather cold day across much of the Northeast. The western lobe of the troposperhic polar vortex continues to depart well off to our northeast, which has allowed the airmass in place to moderate. High pressure has been building in over much of the East Coast during the past 24 hours, which has all but eliminated any remaining windy conditions. Highs today managed to limp back into the lower to middle 20’s across much of the immediate NYC metro area, with teens being reported over elevated portions of NW NJ. Despite the continued cold, there are strong indications that conditions turn much more mild next week!