La Nina to bring unseasonable polar vortex to NYC as East Coast braces for early taste of winter
Brace yourselves!
A powerful polar vortex sweeping across the East Coast is set to bring bone-chilling, record-low temperatures to the Big Apple this weekend, giving the region a bitter first taste of winter, according to forecasters.
Two fierce weather systems — La Niña and an easterly Quasi-Biennial Oscillation — will push arctic air from Canada into New York starting Sunday, bringing freezing temperatures, potential snow weather and early winter chills for over 100 million people Monday and Tuesday morning, FOX Weather Meteorologist Dylan DeBruyn told The Post.
“On Sunday and Monday, a large dip in the jet stream will move into the eastern half of the US as a low-pressure system pivots into the Great Lakes,” DeBruyn said.
“Winds out of the northwest will usher in well-below-average temperatures. Afternoon highs will range from 10 to 25 degrees below average from the Northeast through the Florida panhandle. Overnight lows will fall below freezing for more than 100 million people Monday and Tuesday morning.”
DeBruyn noted that New York City will see a “drastic” temperature drop.
While Sunday will feel almost balmy near 60 degrees, Monday delivers the full arctic punch, with temperatures set to peak around midnight before plummeting into the 40s by afternoon and dropping to the mid-to-upper 30s by early Tuesday morning.
“With winds gusting over 30 mph at times into Tuesday, wind chill values will fall as slow as 25 degrees,” DeBruyn warned, noting that Tallahassee, Florida, will “weirdly” experience freezing temperatures before the Big Apple does.
“Overnight lows this cold are well below average for this time of year, with typical low temperatures in the mid-40s for New York City in early November.”
The frigid blast won’t last long.
By Wednesday, highs in the Big Apple will climb back into the 50s, and overnight lows will return to the mid-to-upper 40s, DeBruyn said.
Forecasters warned that next week’s pre-winter plunge could be a preview of the chilling season ahead, with the converging weather patterns expected to slam the region with early bitter cold and potentially more snowstorms in December, FOX Weather reported.
Any coastal storms that form amid the frigid air could unleash powerful nor’easters.
While the intensity and frequency of these storms remain uncertain, experts are confident that the Great Lakes region and New England will see heavier-than-usual snowfall next month.