NYC Weather Update – Apr 12, 2022

Rain clearing early today, highs in the low-70s. Slight drop to the mid-60s tomorrow, then a big warm up Thursday ahead of a cold front, highs in the mid-70s. Some thunderstorms possible with this front. Temps back off into the mid-60s to end the week with mostly sunny skies.

Rest of today – showers passing through the next couple of hours. Skies should clear out steadily during the rest of the day. Temperatures should warm up nicely into the low-70s as a result. Overnight lows around 50ºF

Weather Prediction Center surface forecast for Wednesday at 2 AM. The cold front bringing us rain today will return north as a warm front.

Wednesday – partly sunny with high temperatures in the mid-60s as the cold front that passes through today returns north as a warm front. Temps could go higher if the warm front passes early in the day. Little moisture or lift is available with this warm front so not expecting rain at this time. Overnight lows in the mid-50s.

Thursday – with the region in the warm sector of a parent low moving into eastern Canada, temperatures are set to soar into the mid-70s. Inland areas could see 80s. These temperatures would be nearly 20ºF above normal for this time of year. A cold front will sweep through later in the day and could bring some thunderstorms. Overnight lows around 50ºF with showers passing.

GFS model 850 mb temperature anomalies at 5 PM on Thursday, showing a strong +8ºC anomaly at that time. This should translate to much above average high temperatures at the surface.

Friday high temperatures moderating back down to the mid-60s with sunny skies after the cold front. These temps are still about 10ºF above normal. Overnight lows around 50ºF.