A powerful storm is set to invade the region with intense rainfall and powerful wind gusts along the coast and heavy mountain snowfall.  Coastal flooding will be a threat tonight as well.

 

TODAY

 

High pressure will produce clear skies with scattered cloud cover through the morning.  Overcast cloud cover will develop in the afternoon with rain developing towards the late afternoon and evening from south to north.  Winds will veer from the northwest to the northeast at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the upper 40s to lower 50s over the interior and lower to mid-50s along the coast for highs.

 

TONIGHT

 

Waves of moderate to heavy rain are expected throughout much of the region.  For elevations above 1,000 feet, the rain will change over to snow with some significant snowfall accumulation over 6" possible for the highest elevations in the Poconos and Catskills.  Winds will back from the northeast to the northwest at 10 to 20 mph over the interior and 15 to 30 mph along the coast with gusts over 40 mph.  Temperatures will fall into the lower to mid-30s over the interior and upper 30s to lower 40s along the coast for lows.

 

TOMORROW

 

An area of low pressure will produce periods of rain, heavy at times, in the early morning.  Skies will clear towards the afternoon and evening.  Winds will be from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph at times.  Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid-40s over the interior and upper 40s to mid-50s along the coast for highs.

 

WEDNESDAY

 

High pressure will build into the region with scattered cloud cover.  Winds will be from the west at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will range from the upper 20s to mid-30s over the interior and upper 30s to lower 40s along the coast for lows and mid-40s to lower 50s over the interior and mid to upper 50s along the coast for highs.

 

THURSDAY

 

High pressure will exit the region with increasing cloud cover expected.  A cold front will pass through the region in the evening with isolated showers to widely scattered showers.  Temperatures will range from the mid to upper 30s over the interior and upper 30s to lower 40s along the coast for lows and mid to upper 50s on the immediate coast, upper 50s to lower 60s over the interior, and lower to mid-60s in the Delaware River Valley for highs.

 

FRIDAY

 

High pressure will remain over the coastal waters with scattered cloud cover expected.  Temperatures will range from the lower to mid-40s over the interior and mid to upper 40s along the coast for lows and upper 50s to lower 60s over the interior and mid-60s to lower 70s for highs.

 

SATURDAY

 

A cold front will sink south from New England with increasing clouds and isolated showers to widely scattered showers.  Temperatures will range from the mid to upper 30s over the interior and lower to mid-40s along the coast for lows and upper 50s to lower 60s along the coast, lower to mid-60s over the interior, and mid to upper 60s in the Delaware River Valley for highs.

 

SUNDAY

 

The cold front boundary will stall over the region with scattered to broken cloud cover and isolated showers.  Temperatures will range from the mid to upper 40s over the interior and upper 40s to lower 50s along the coast for lows and mid-50s to lower 60s on Long Island and Connecticut, lower to mid-60s along the coast, and upper 60s to mid-70s away from the coast for highs.

 

MONDAY

 

A stationary front will produce scattered to broken cloud cover and isolated showers.  Temperatures will range from the upper 40s to lower 50s for lows and mid-50s to lower 60s on Long Island and Connecticut and mid-60s to lower 70s for the rest of the region for highs.