The dangerously cold weather continues today around NYC, and temperatures won't climb back above the freezing mark for a while.
Temperatures on Wednesday are forecast to struggle to make it above 20 degrees. However, on Thursday, New York City residents can expect some relief as temperatures are expected to jump up to a high of 30 degrees. Friday is slated for a high of 32 degrees and Saturday is expected to reach a peak temperature around 33-34 degrees, as noted by Dombek.
Frostbite-triggering cold descended on the New York City area a day ago and worsened early Wednesday, bringing some of the coldest temperatures in nearly two years as parts of the region awoke to sub-zero temperatures.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, effective from 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, until 4 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20.
New York City emergency officials have issued a “Cold Weather Alert” amid a stretch of below-freezing wind chills that will only get colder into next week. The coldest air of the season so far will crash into the tri-state on starting early next week with “feels like” temperatures Tuesday dropping as low as -7 degrees.
Starting this week into next, a lobe of the polar vortex will descend into the U.S. and bring with it brutally cold temperatures. Here's the forecast for this week:
The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts a 50 percent chance of snow Sunday afternoon and night while the Weather Channel predicts an 80 percent chance of snow hitting the city on Sunday. Snow accumulation could reach up to four inches, according to AccuWeather.
After a looming snowstorm hits the Tri-State Area on Sunday, arctic air is expected to chill New York City and the surrounding areas. According to a post on the National Weather Service’s X account, the National Weather Service is warning that there might be significant impacts on infrastructure and public health.
The National Weather Service expects New Yorkers to see 4 to 5 inches of snow, while parts of New Jersey could get 6 to 7 inches.
The NYC area could see significant snow this weekend for the first time in years, with "the potential for up to 6 inches." Here's the forecast.
After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.
Single digit temperatures and subzero wind chills have prompted numerous school districts to close Wednesday in the Rochester region.