STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Although trick-or-treaters will return home to savor their sweet bounty, and Halloween will come to an end, frighteningly cool air will linger for some time, bringing about the coldest temperatures since spring.
Despite festivities being spared from rainfall Tuesday afternoon, cool temperatures were felt across the Island, as the day’s high sat at 56 degrees, according to the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com weather station. However, the worst is yet to come, as a blast of Canadian air will continue to haunt the region, bringing city temperatures to a low of 42 in the evening, according to AccuWeather.
Although children and parents alike are sure to be thankful for the dry hours spent trick-or-treating, some rain is projected to fall on the city overnight, as noted by AccuWeather.
This precipitation will continue into Wednesday with periods of rain during the morning hours. A passing shower may impact the area during the afternoon, but the notable feature of the day will be the frigid temps. While Wednesday’s high of 47 is in itself considerably cool, the evening’s low will plummet to the near-freezing point of 36 degrees in NYC, as forecast by AccuWeather.
It’s difficult to conceive how it is that just last week, the Island experienced summer-like temps, peaking on Saturday with a high of 82, as noted by the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com weather station. Even in comparing the low temperature’s that very same day (Saturday) the weather station measured a low of 62 early that morning. Now, a few days later, the low is to sit at 36, a departure of more than 25 degrees; the day marking the coldest temperatures in NYC since early April, according to Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather Dave Dombek.
“We have a high of 47, so if that does indeed pan out, which it looks pretty definite, it will stay in the 40s here tomorrow,” Dombek said. “That’s (Wednesday) going to be the first time since March 30 that Central Park has not made…
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