Wet, windy, and cold conditions will predominate our weather today. We’ve already hit our high temperature for the day and will see temperatures continue to plummet throughout the course of the day as rain and the attendant strong cold front moves in later this afternoon. Gusty winds in excess of 40mph, and some rumbles of thunder are possible in the stronger rain showers.

The heaviest rain will be this afternoon/evening, ending gradually overnight. Behind the cold front responsible for this heavy rain, a biting northwest wind will drop temperatures down into the low-mid 30s! Again, there is some small potential for snow flurries across NYC during the tail end of this storm.

We could be looking at rainfall totals up to 2″ in the area, crazy wet for this time of year. Now, Wednesday, you’ll feel the impact of the passage of that cold front, as northwest winds will persist around 15-20mph, suppressing high temperatures in the mid-40s, much below the seasonal average.

Thursday and Friday will both be dry days with high pressure moving over the region, but high temperatures will remain below normal with an onshore breeze blowing in from the east and northeast. Overnight lows both days will remain quite cold in the mid-upper 30s. You thought you didn’t need that winter weather gear anymore, eh?