NYC Weekend Snowstorm: Get Ready for 2-5 Inches of Snow!

New York City is bracing for a weekend snowstorm bringing 2 to 5 inches of snow, with some areas potentially seeing up to 7 inches. A dangerous polar vortex will follow, bringing wind chills as low as -15 degrees!

Snow Timeline:

• Saturday: Warmer temperatures (highs in the 40s) with afternoon and evening showers.
• Sunday Morning: Mix of snow and rain before 1 p.m., temperatures slightly above freezing near the coast.
• Sunday Afternoon: Winter Storm Watch for some suburbs; Hazardous Weather Outlook for NYC and surrounding areas. Snow-rain mix transitions to snow around 1 p.m., with peak snowfall rates of 0.5-1 inch per hour.
• Sunday Evening: Temperatures fall below freezing; hazardous travel conditions; wind chills 20-30 degrees.
• Sunday Night: Continued snowfall.
• Early Monday Morning: Snow dissipates around 1 a.m.; Wind chills as low as 5 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny skies, highs in the 20s dropping to the teens; wind chills -5 to -15 degrees.
• Tuesday & Wednesday: Highs in the teens, possibly reaching 20 degrees; wind chills 0 to -10 degrees.

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Expected Snow Totals:

• NYC & Suburbs: 2-5 inches (potentially up to 7 inches)
• Lower Hudson Valley, Interior NJ & CT: 5-8 inches (potentially up to 10-11 inches)
• Eastern Long Island: Primarily rain

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Polar Vortex:

A lobe of the polar vortex will bring brutally cold temperatures, with wind chills as low as -15 degrees. NYC Emergency Management has issued a Cold Weather Alert and a Cold Blue has been declared.