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:
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.
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.
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. “This will be the biggest snowfall this season,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Ciemnecki.
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.
Much of the tri-state is under a winter storm warning for a snowstorm Sunday that could bring the most accumulating snow to the area in nearly three years. Snow began falling heavier after 4 p.m. as temperatures began drop leading to more accumulations.
The season's coldest temperatures so far are expected early this week. With the wind taken into account, the National Weather Service warns it’ll feel like close to 0 degrees. Potential impacts of the frigid weather include frostbite,
A brutal polar vortex is set to bury the Big Apple in snow Sunday and then deliver deadly single-digit temperatures that will feel like 15 degrees below zero.
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.
View of snow falling in the New York City borough of Queens, NY, January 19, 2025. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning with 3 to 5 inches of snow expected to fall in the city. (