What to Know
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Arctic chills and black ice cover the tri-state as temperatures struggle to crack the freezing mark this weekend
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Temperature highs will hover around the 30s, though it will feel more like the teens or single digits with the wind chill
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Storm Team 4 is also tracking potential major snowfall to the region next Tuesday
A blizzard watch was issued for New York City and much of the tri-state ahead of a Tuesday’s potentially devastating nor’easter.
Storm Team 4 says the storm will likely be the biggest of the winter and a foot of snow could potentially drop in the tri-state. The metro New York region could see up to 12 to 18 inches of snow, while north of the city could see anywhere from 4 to 12 inches.
The blizzard watch was issued for New York City, Long Island, Southern Westchester, Southern Fairfield, Southern New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties. The rest of the region was under a Winter Storm Watch.
The National Weather Service issued the watch — which means there is a potential for blowing snow and extremely poor visibility — starting late Monday through Tuesday evening. The worst weather window will be Tuesday early morning through Tuesday afternoon, Storm team 4 says.
Forecast for Sunday, March 12
Before the storm, dry and unseasonably cold weather was suppressing average highs about 15 or 20 degrees below the seasonal norm for March.
Make sure to bring out the wool sweaters and scarves, as temperatures will struggle to reach freezing this weekend.
Temperature highs will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s today. However, a buildup of high pressure and diminishing winds will lead to a frigid night, with lows in the single digits inland and across the Long Island Pine Barrens, the teens most elsewhere, and in the lower 20s in New York City. Highs will be in the lower and mid-30s Monday.
A winter storm system dropped half a foot of snow on parts of the tri-state Friday.
Late Evening forecast for Saturday March 11, 2017
After the storm moved out by Friday evening, Middletown, New York had seen 6 inches accumulate, while Port Jervis and Mastic Beach, along with Monroe, Connecticut, had 5 inches. Seven inches covered the ground in Orange County’s Montgomery. The five boroughs saw less snow, with Central Park getting about 2 inches.
New York City has seen significantly less snow this winter compared to last year. It has snowed 20.5 inches so far this season compared to 32.3 inches by this time in 2016, an amount that was buoyed by one of the largest snowstorms in the city’s history last January.
Published at 8:29 AM EST on Mar 11, 2017 | Updated 48 minutes ago
