Monday’s gentle flurries within the metropolis will possible taper off earlier than the night commute — however the Massive Apple ought to prepare for a long-term deep freeze that might final a month, forecasters say.
Frigid temperatures within the 20s and 30s will maintain regular in New York Metropolis by way of January, Fox Forecast Heart Meteorologist Cody Braud advised The Put up.
“It’s been lightly snowing the last several hours in the city, and will stay very light for the next few hours,” Braud mentioned Monday afternoon. “By the time we’re closer to the commute home, the flakes should have largely stopped.”
Flurries could also be scattered into the night, however snow shouldn’t accumulate or trigger points for commuters heading house, Braud mentioned.
As for the approaching days, “Cold conditions are not going to be letting up any time soon,” Braud mentioned.
“We may have one day getting kind of close to the 40s toward the start of next week, but largely every single day is going to [remain] somewhere in the 30s.”
The mornings for the remainder of the month will possible begin out way more frigid, with temperatures within the low to mid-20s.
“We are definitely in this long-term pattern of, you know, persistent cold days with no real let up anytime soon,” he added.
Although Monday’s flurries possible received’t stick round for lengthy, there’s a slight likelihood that New York Metropolis will see some extra fluffy white flakes Saturday, the forecaster mentioned.
“We’re expecting a storm in Texas of all places this week,” Braud mentioned. “That storm will have a chance to work its way northeast toward our neck of the woods by the weekend.”
Whereas the storm is ready for the Lone Star State, whether or not its path will shift northeast and permit flakes to fall over the Massive Apple stays to be seen. Based on Braud, the forecast will agency up over the subsequent couple of days.
“The pattern is definitely there for us to get some pretty decent snow, but a lot of things still have to go right before we kind of get that far,” Braud mentioned.
