There’s going to be no way around it: it will feel raw this weekend.
It may still technically be fall, but it is going to feel like the middle of winter.
Temperatures overnight dipped below freezing -- making it the first freeze of the season. To put it into perspective -- it has not been this cold since March 2024.
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This weekend marks a rare chilly stretch for us. The tri-state area stays well below average (upper 40s) through the next ten days.
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The annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is Wednesday, and Storm Team 4 says there might be some festive flurries on the day.
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If you are traveling back home after celebrating the holiday, you are in luck, because although it was a very wet Thanksgiving Day, clear skies and dry weather will be with us for the days to come.
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