After an impressive heavy rainfall last night, improving conditions will be on the way through this weekend but a few pesky showers will remain a threat.
TODAY
Clear skies will remain through this morning. A series of troughs will produce scattered clouds and isolated showers this afternoon. Winds will be from the west at 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph at times. Temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 50s over the interior and lower to mid-60s along the coast for highs.
TONIGHT
A stronger trough will swing through the region with broken cloud cover and scattered showers. Some snow may mix in with the rainfall in northwestern New Jersey, the Poconos, and Catskills with some snow accumulation on cold surfaces for elevations above 1,000 feet. Winds from the west at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 30s over the interior and lower to mid-40s along the coast for lows.
TOMORROW
A weak cold front will follow with scattered clouds and isolated showers. Winds will be from the west at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will rise into the upper 40s to lower 50s over the interior and mid to upper 50s along the coast for highs.
SUNDAY
A trough will exit the region with scattered clouds and isolated showers. Winds will be from the west at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will range from the upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and mid to upper 30s along the coast for lows and lower to mid-40s over the interior and upper 40s to lower 50s along the coast for highs.
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
High pressure will be in control with clear skies to scattered cloud cover. Temperatures on Monday will range from the upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and mid to upper 30s along the coast for lows and lower to mid-50s over the interior and mid to upper 50s along the coast for highs. Temperatures on Tuesday will range from the upper 30s to mid-40s for lows and mid-50s to lower 60s on Long Island, lower to mid-60s along the coast, and upper 60s to mid-70s away from the coast for highs.
WEDNESDAY
A back door cold front from New England will stall over the New York City metropolitan area with scattered showers and overcast skies throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, southeastern New York, and Connecticut. Scattered clouds are expected for southeastern Pennsylvania, central New Jersey, and southern New Jersey. A wide range of temperatures is expected due to the frontal boundary. Temperatures will range from the lower to mid-50s for lows and mid-50s to mid-60s along and north of the frontal boundary and upper 60s to lower 80s to the south and east of the frontal boundary for highs.
THURSDAY
As an area of low-pressure approaches from the west, the back door cold front will rebound as a warm front with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temperatures will range from the upper 40s to lower 50s for lows and mid-50s to lower 60s on Long Island and southern Connecticut, lower to mid-60s on the New Jersey coast, and mid to upper 60s away from the coast for highs.
FRIDAY
A cold front will follow with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will range from the lower to mid-50s for lows and lower to mid-60s along the coast and upper 60s to lower 70s away from the coast for highs.
