STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island residents face unseasonably cold temperatures Monday with highs struggling to reach the upper 20s despite sunny conditions.
Wind chills will remain in the upper teens throughout the afternoon as brisk westerly winds continue.
According to the National Weather Service, this marks “the coldest air of the season” for Staten Island and the New York City region. While winds won’t be as gusty as recent days, the cold will persist through Monday night when temperatures drop to the teens to around 20 degrees. A weak upper-level disturbance may bring a few flurries or light snow overnight, though significant accumulation is not expected.
Tuesday will remain cold but slightly less severe, with temperatures reaching the lower 30s along the coast. The National Weather Service notes that light winds will make Tuesday “not feeling nearly as cold” as Monday. Tuesday night will see lows in the lower to middle 20s across Staten Island.
A warming trend begins Wednesday as temperatures climb to the lower and middle 40s with southwesterly winds. Cloud cover will increase later in the day ahead of a weakening cold front Wednesday night, though no precipitation is expected with its passage.
Thursday will bring much milder conditions to Staten Island with temperatures climbing well above normal on southwesterly winds. Rain showers are expected Thursday night into early Friday morning as a cold front with “a good degree of baroclinicity” moves through the region.
The workweek will end with colder and windy conditions Friday afternoon, though the National Weather Service indicates this cold air mass “will not be as cold as prior cold air masses.” Dry and calm weather is expected for the start of the weekend before another cold front approaches Sunday, bringing milder air ahead of its arrival.