A Freezing New Year's Eve: Weather Report

It is possible that January will be, on the whole, warmer than average, forecasters say.

But it won’t start off that way. Be prepared -- temperatures are expected to drop Thursday evening into the low 30s in Rockland County.

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“Colder air will expand and settle in across the central and eastern United States during the last hours of 2015 and first several days of January 2016,” says Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist. And he adds a warning: “For some people the upcoming weather may seem harsh in retrospect of how warm the past couple of months have been.”

An early look at the weekend forecasts fewer clouds and lows in the 20s.

MAP: Accuweather.com