December brings a winter chill to the Tri-State area. Here is the first warning prediction.

Today’s weather

December starts with a real winter chill, as temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees below normal for this time of year. In fact, the highs all week will look more like mid-January. So, layers!

Sunday will be an almost repeat of Saturday: cold with a mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures will only reach the upper 30s and low 40s, but this afternoon will feel more like freezing at best.

The wind blows from the west and sometimes gusts of 20 to 25 km/h.

It will be another cold night with lows reaching the 20s for most and even into the teens north and west of New York City.

Tomorrow

Again, wind chills will be in the teens and low 20s as you head out on Monday. So make sure the kids are packed and headed back to school after the Thanksgiving break!

Expect clear skies and persistent cold with highs around 40 degrees.

Looking ahead

Our only precipitation risk this week comes from a clipper system late Wednesday through Thursday morning.

The latest data suggests very limited humidity, but it would be cold enough for light snow north and west of NYC. Closer to the coast, a wintry mix is ​​possible overnight.

From now on the accumulations should be very light, less than an inch for most. Still, that system will be followed by another polar explosion to end the week.

First warning weather maps