{"id":160938,"date":"2026-03-11T23:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160938\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:56:09","slug":"storms-follow-record-highs-then-cold-brings-possible-snow-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160938\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms follow record highs, then cold brings possible snow \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March has a way of delivering serious weather whiplash to the tri-state, and this week drives that point home.<\/p>\n<p>After a high temperature of 80 degrees in Central Park on Tuesday \u2013 the earliest 80-degree temperature on record for the city \u2013 temperatures take a tumble on Thursday.\u00a0And ahead of the big temperature drop, we\u2019ve got a few storms in the forecast, with isolated severe weather possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-severe-weather-risk-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>The strongest storms will be southwest of New York City, where Wednesday\u2019s temperatures are warmest and the air is most unstable.\u00a0For Central and South Jersey, the threat level is a Level 1 (lowest on a scale of 1 to 5).\u00a0 Storms should weaken as they move into cooler air at the coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11_severe_weather_threats_chart_1201x675.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>The most likely threat from the strongest storms will be damaging straight-line wind.\u00a0Small hail is possible, too, but less likely.<\/p>\n<p>Storms are most likely from mid-evening into the overnight.\u00a0They will move from west to east ahead of an approaching cold front.<\/p>\n<p>A real shock to our system will come on Thursday, when the cold front sweeps through the region and delivers us a wintry feel.\u00a0Temperatures will start in the 50s and 60s Thursday morning, but quickly drop into the 40s by afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-Thurs-radar-8a.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>On top of the temperature tumble, winds will gust up to 30 mph and we\u2019ll get a few light showers moving through the region.<\/p>\n<p>As temperatures drop in to the low 40s and 30s, some of the light showers could mix with snow.\u00a0 But with air temperatures at the surface above freezing and the ground warm from our spring fling earlier in the week, any flakes that fall will melt immediately, so don\u2019t expect any accumulation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-Thurs-radar-3p.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cold air stays in place through Friday, with some modest warming for the weekend, when we expect high temperatures close to normal \u2013 near 50 degrees \u2013 under dry skies. <\/p>\n<p>Monday is wet, but the rain is out by St. Patrick\u2019s Day, which will be mostly sunny and chilly.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the hourly forecast for Wednesday night:<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-hourly-radar-8p.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-hourly-radar-9p.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-hourly-radar-9p.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-hourly-radar-11p.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-11-hourly-radar-12a.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March has a way of delivering serious weather whiplash to the tri-state, and this week drives that 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