The picture for this weekend is set: a cold, wet, windy Saturday, and an even colder, even windier (though dry) Sunday. For today and Friday, we’ll get decent conditions with temperatures about normal for this time of year.

Thursday – temperatures will hit the upper 50s-around 60 under sunny skies. Enjoy it while you can!

Friday – clouds start to spread over the area and it gets a bit cooler with highs in the mid-upper 50s.

Saturday – a complex interaction between two low pressure systems will make for a tricky forecast Saturday. What is clear is that a cold, arctic airmass will be filtering in from the north. Luckily, it does appear the coldest of the air will arrive after the main portion of the storm exits to the northeast. Also, the track of the storm system will be further out past the 40N 70W benchmark, meaning the worst of the impacts will remain offshore.

This means that there most likely will not be snow, and that the western interior portions of the region will probably not see any significant precipitation. Winds, on the other hand, will strengthen from the north, ushering in a very cold airmass for this time of year. Closer to the coast, we should see rain on what will be a raw, wet, windy, winter-like day. Temperatures will only hit the upper 40s.

Sunday – for the NYC Marathon, it should be a dry, but downright chilly start with overnight lows Saturday hovering in the upper 30s. Combine that with northerly wind gusts of 25-35mph, and we’re looking at wind chills near freezing. Temperatures will not rebound that much during the course of the race, either, as high temperatures are only expected to hit the upper 40s. It’ll be important for runners to warm up properly before getting underway. They will be running with the wind directly in their face for a majority of the race, too.

Next week, this arctic airmass will depart, we’ll rebound back towards normal temperatures for this time of the year.