A wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain may make for “hazardous” journey circumstances throughout the Thursday morning commute for the New York Metropolis space, the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned.
A winter climate advisory has been issued to many of the tri-state space — together with town’s 5 boroughs, western Lengthy Island, the Decrease Hudson Valley, northeast New Jersey and southern Connecticut — beginning at 4 a.m.
The advisory for the New York Metropolis metro and western Lengthy Island can be in impact from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m., whereas the remaining areas can be beneath an advisory till 4 p.m.
The snow is predicted to develop from the southwest to the northeast within the early hours of Thursday, then combine with sleet and freezing rain by mid to late morning earlier than altering to rain by the afternoon.
Whereas some inside areas may expertise lingering freezing rain all through the day, New York Metropolis and coastal areas may see the wintry combine turning into rain by late morning.
Journey impacts are anticipated for the Thursday morning commute on account of snow-covered and icy roads, particularly on untreated roads and surfaces, the NWS mentioned.
Total, the system is just not anticipated to carry an excessive amount of snow to the realm, with the upper accumulations in southern Connecticut.
Round 2 inches of snow or sleet is predicted throughout southern Connecticut, with 1-2 inches throughout the Decrease Hudson Valley and inside northeast New Jersey down into the northern half of the New York Metropolis metropolitan space.
For the southern half of the NYC metro and Lengthy Island, round 1 inch is predicted. Nevertheless, forecasters say that snow quantities might be barely larger if the nice and cozy air overhead is slower to maneuver over.
“This is a fast-moving system and much of the [precipitation] looks to fall in about a 6- to 9-hour period from early Thursday morning into early Thursday afternoon,” forecasters mentioned.
