- New York City will experience a high temperature of just 37F on Friday
- If the temperature does dip to 24F, it will beat out the previous record low of 30F on November 10, 1954
- The high of 37F will be almost 20 degrees below average for this time of year
- Saturday will be more seasonal as temperatures will climb back to around 40F
An arctic cold front moving into the Northeast will help break low temperature records in New York City.
According to the National Weather Service, the city will experience a high temperature of 37F and a low of just 24F on Friday.
If the temperature does dip to 24F, it will beat out the previous record low of 30F on November 10, 1954.
An arctic cold front moving into the Northeast will help break low temperature records in New York City and even plunge some areas into the single digits
According to the National Weather Service, the city will experience a high temperature of 37F and a low of just 24F on Friday
The high of 37F will be almost 20 degrees below average for this time of year. This is the first time temperatures have gone this low since March.
‘This will be the coldest air mass of the season by far,’ the National Weather Service said in it forecast on Wednesday.
Some areas to the north and west, such as towns in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, could end up in the single digits as winds calm down.
The high of 37F will be almost 20 degrees below average for this time of year. This is the first time temperatures have gone this low since March
Temperatures will begin to return to seasonal during the day on Saturday, climbing back to around 40F
AccuWeather forecaster Alex Sosnowski urged those in the blast’s path to drain outdoor water supplies and make their homes winter ready.
He said: ‘The first arctic blast of the season will drop out of Canada and sweep quickly eastward from the Upper Midwest to New England during the second half of this week.
‘Outdoor plumbing in unheated areas should be [made winter ready] as temperatures will plummet well below freezing.’
Temperatures will begin to return to seasonal during the day on Saturday, climbing back to around 40F with the trend continuing into Sunday as highs return to the lower 50s.