New Yorkers awakened Monday to below-freezing temperatures, icy roads and a slower commute — and the worst of the large chill doesn’t even begin till Tuesday.
The snow that blanketed the town on Sunday topped not more than 3.6 inches citywide, with simply 1.6 inches recorded in Central Park. But it surely got here with a blast of arctic air that shortly result in icy circumstances, with pace restrictions on the George Washington and Bayonne bridges and scores of delayed and cancelled flights at space airport.
As much as six inches of snow had been anticipated within the metropolis.
More and more chilly temperatures are anticipated Tuesday, when the excessive will likely be simply 19 levels forecasters say. Temperatures aren’t anticipated to rise above freezing within the metropolis till Saturday.
Snow falls over the Decrease East Facet on Sunday. (Julian Roberts-Grmela / New York Day by day Information)
By 7 a.m. Monday, the temperature was 20 levels at LaGuardia Airport, with 13 mph winds that made it really feel like seven levels.
On Sunday, there have been delays at LaGuardia of as much as 90 minutes, with 243 flights cancelled. At JFK Airport, the delays had been even longer, as much as 2 1/2 hours, with 142 flights cancelled and nearly 300 extra delayed. Delay and cancellation info for early Monday was not instantly obtainable.
Snow falls over the Decrease East Facet on Sunday. (Julian Roberts-Grmela / New York Day by day Information)
There have been a number of delays within the subway system, although it wasn’t instantly clear in the event that they had been weather-related. Regardless, Monday is anticipated to be a light-weight journey day because the nation celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In the meantime, 838 prospects had been with out energy within the metropolis, in response to Con Ed — together with 522 in Brooklyn. The utility estimates energy will likely be restored by 10:30 a.m.
Initially Printed: January 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM EST
