What you should know
- Another storm is coming which could bring more snow from Friday to Saturday; this appears to be a mostly rainy event for New York.
- The system is expected to start late on Friday and could initially see full snowfall, including New York, but then transition to rain in the city and southern areas overnight. The situation of the people of northern New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut is a little more complicated.
- Friday’s storm follows a winter that began this week, dumping more than half a foot of snow in parts of New York. In this system, New York only saw a few inches of snow.
A developing winter storm is expected to inundate the New York area with up to 2 inches of rain, and possibly a few flakes. However, in other parts of the state and the tri-state area, it could dump nearly half a foot of snow in about 12 hours, which should start as soon as you try to get home from work on Friday. evening.
For now, it looks like the storm may start as snow (yes, even in NYC), but it will likely warm up and turn into rain for the city and points to the south. Snow and mixed precipitation will arrive Friday afternoon, around 5 or 6 p.m. in the city, with the worst weather in the afternoon and night.
Some flooding is also possible due to a combination of heavy rain and melting snow. There is an inch to 2 inches of liquid locked in part of the current snowpack, and another 1 to 2 inches is expected on Friday.
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This system is a little more complicated for those in northwestern New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Along with snowfall, there are signs of significant sleet buildup in these areas, and ice buildup is also a major concern for our far northwest counties, such as Pike in Pennsylvania and Sullivan in New York.
Freezing rain is another threat.
This side of the storm won’t really show up until Friday evening until early Saturday morning, according to current models. It is likely that it moved at dawn on Saturday.
We are seeing a warming trend ahead of the next weather system, with temperatures expected to climb back to near 60 degrees on Thursday before highs drop back into double digits on Friday. We might see some showers associated with a cold front early Thursday, but that should mostly be by the time the morning rush is over.
The weekend is looking like a mixed bag at the moment, with temperatures in the mid to high 40s and possible morning showers on Saturday. Sunday seems to be the best day, with mostly sunny skies and highs around 45 degrees.