Warm Thursday Before Weekend Snowstorm and Dangerous Cold

Pleasant Thursday Weather

• ☀️ Enjoy the delightful sunshine and mild temperatures in the 40s, feeling spring-like.
• 🌡️ Temperatures are climbing area-wide, with some areas even reaching 50°, making it a gem for January.
• ⚠️ This mild air is temporary, with cooler temperatures and a rush of cold air moving in this evening.

Approaching Cold Snap

• 🥶 A significant cold air mass begins to move in tomorrow, with temperatures 10° cooler.
• ❄️ Saturday will be the coldest day of the season so far, with a high temperature of only 18°.
• 🌬️ Blustery winds will make wind chills as low as the single digits in New York City and even colder in the suburbs.
• 🥶 This dangerous cold will persist for back-to-back days on Saturday and Sunday.

Developing Snowstorm

• ⚠️ Winter storm watches are in effect, with potential for expansion and upgrades to warnings.
• 🌨️ The forecast predicts 6 inches of snow for the region, developing overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
• 🧊 A complex forecast includes the possibility of crippling ice in the Mississippi Valley and Mid-South, and potential mixing near the coast on Sunday night.
• 📈 Models suggest a possibility of a foot or more of snow, but this is a fluid situation as the storm has not yet formed.
• 🗓️ Impacts are expected into Monday morning before the frigid air settles in for early next week.