TOP FIVE DRIEST APRIL LOOKING LIKELY FOR NYC...

After a weakening area of showers moves through late this evening into the overnight, the weather will be very tranquil through the weekend and much of next week.  A stray shower could pop up Sunday night or Monday night, but the potential is VERY low at this time for this to transpire.

 As it stands now, the park only has 1.27 of rain for the entire month; the prospects of little to no rainfall the next seven days all but assures that NYC will make the record books for dry Aprils since record keeping began in 1869.

So while in the Mid-West, where it's too wet to plant, we have the opposite problem!

WPC 7-day total precip shows between .01-.10 for the area through next Thursday 5/2/13

The pattern could turn wet, cool and stormy again in the first full week of May, as a cool pocket aloft may try to churn up a coastal storm.

But until then,  at least the next 7 days and probably beyond, spring is in full swing, which should make a lot of people's hearts sing.

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WEATHER ROUND-UP FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK

The week will start off on a cool, breezy note, as clouds and moisture build for Monday into Tuesday. Temps will be held in check, so that readings remain below their typical mid-April levels; highs will stay in the 50s for all areas through Tuesday.

NOAA: Threat of frost tonight in areas in blue

A storm system will track to our south and east, with the best shot at light rainfall Monday night into Tuesday. Overall though, the bulk of the precip will stay off-shore and most areas will see little to no rainfall. The best chances for rain would be for the far southern and easternmost portions of the region.

WPC Forecast for 7am Tuesday shows the storm well south of NYC

Wednesday is dry, sunny and a bit breezy; it should be our warmest day of the week.  A quick shot of rain and some thunderstorms moves in at night into the overnight; this will give way to a stray leftover shower and slow clearing for Thursday into Thursday night. Most of Thursday should be dry for NYC and points to the north and west. 

There can be a stray afternoon shower on Friday, but overall, the pattern the next seven days is a fairly dry one!

Temps should hover around normal levels over the weekend, with Sunday being slightly warmer than Saturday. Some clouds should arrive by Sunday afternoon, with even a few showers advancing in at night Sunday night. 

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