NYC Weather: 5 Inches Of Snow, Bitter Cold Expected Starting Friday
Another blast of winter weather is going to grip New York City. New York City is expected to receive up to 5 inches of snowfall starting Friday, with forecasters predicting a weekend-long deep freeze. The city is under a travel advisory and hazardous weather outlook for the evening commute due to low visibility and snow and slush-covered roads. The National Weather Service expects a significant snowfallfall starting after 6 a.m. and could fall at a half inch every hour, with three inches expected, with up to five inches expected. The snow is expected for peak between 10 a. m. and 4 p.m., but temperatures will remain below freezing throughout the weekend. An Arctic air mass will keep temperatures near or below freezing through Sunday night, leading to wind chills near zero degrees.
Published : 3 months ago by Matt Troutman in Weather
Another blast of winter weather is expected to dump up to 5 inches of snow on the city Friday before giving away to a weekend-long deep freeze, forecasters said. The city is under a travel advisory Friday, as well as a hazardous weather outlook, that warns of a messy evening commute.
"This will be an all-snow event with no changeover in precipitation type," the advisory by the city's emergency management department states. "No impacts are anticipated for the morning commute, but snow and slush-covered roads alongside low visibility are likely for the evening commute, resulting in travel delays."
Accumulating snowfall is expected to begin after 6 a.m. and could fall at a half inch every hour, according to a National Weather Service briefing. Three inches of snow are expected, with up to 5 inches as "reasonable worst case," the briefing states.
The snow is expected to peak between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. before tapering off, but that doesn't mean Old Man Winter is done with the city, the forecast states. An Arctic air mass will keep temperatures near or below freezing through Sunday night, forecasters said.
Blustery winds will lead to wind chills near 0 degrees, according to the forecast. "Frostbite could occur on exposed skin in under 30 minutes," the National Weather Service briefing states.
Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast, as of Thursday afternoon.
Thursday Afternoon
Cloudy, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Thursday Night
Isolated flurries before 7pm, then a chance of snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Snow, mainly after 8am. High near 33. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Friday Night
Snow, mainly before 8pm. Low around 19. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.