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NYC Weather: Wind Advisory Issued, Power Outages Possible
New York City is in for a wet, windy week ahead — topped off by a possible polar vortex during the first week of April.
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NEW YORK CITY, NY — Think your Monday morning was disgusting? Just wait 'til the wind really gets going around 5 p.m., blowing westward at 20 to 30 mph, with some gusts up to 50 mph — and keeps up the madness all the way through Tuesday evening.
This, according to a wind advisory and hazardous weather outlook issued Monday by the National Weather Service (NWS).
Impacts of the wind could include "isolated power outages," "difficulty driving high-profile vehicles" and "a few tree limbs downed," the NWS said.
A Wind Advisory is in effect from 5 pm this afternoon through 6 pm Tuesday. Downed tree limbs, isolated power outages, and difficulty driving high profile vehicles are the main impacts.
Posted by US National Weather Service New York NY on Monday, March 28, 2016
Forecasters are predicting a brief reprieve — some sun, even! — on Wednesday. But a horrid mix of rain and wind is expected to settle back in by Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday evening, according to the NWS.
Then comes the polar vortex.
"A southward plunge of the polar vortex will bring a quick blast of arctic air directed at the Great Lakes and northeastern United States during the first week of April," AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski reported Monday.
April or January? Models continue to show temperatures dipping into the teens and 20s for the first weekend of April
Posted by Tri-State Weather on Sunday, March 27, 2016
The current track of the vortex is aimed a little further north than New York City. As such, high temperatures early next week are predicted (as of Monday, March 28) to be in the mid 40s, then drop into the low 40s at night.
However, according to AccuWeather, "there is still a chance the arctic air may sneak farther south at the last minute."
So pray. Pray some more. And check back for updates.
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