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New Yorkers, consider this your official heads-up: winter may be staging a comeback just in time for the weekend. It won’t be a blockbuster blizzard or a cinematic snow day, but a light, unpredictable snow tease is in the cards.
The setup started yesterday, when a storm system slid our way with big snow energy, only to get softened by a surge of warmer air. Instead of a full-on snow event, most of what falls in the city will arrive as a wintry mix, with rain doing most of the heavy lifting. Temperatures today will fall into the upper 30s and that’s when the forecast officially enters “will it or won’t it” territory.
By Friday night, there will be a small but real chance of snow developing after midnight, followed by a weekend with on-and-off flurries. Saturday looks like the main wildcard, with forecasters calling for a chance of snow before temperatures creep just high enough to turn it into rain later in the day. Sunday keeps the theme going with colder air settling in and the possibility of snow showers lingering over the city. Temperatures will do their part to keep things feeling properly wintery. Highs hover in the low 40s on Saturday before dipping back into the 30s on Sunday, with wind chills making it feel colder than the numbers suggest.
Before you start planning your Central Park sledding debut, know that this is shaping up to be more “snow globe vibes” than “citywide shutdown.” Accumulation, if it happens at all, is expected to be light. The bigger impact could come from quick bursts of snow that lower visibility and turn sidewalks slick.
Travel-wise, the good news is that forecasters aren’t predicting major disruptions along the I-95 corridor, meaning most commutes should stay manageable. The less good news is that that kind of fast-changing weather is exactly how delays sneak up on you, especially if you’re heading out early Saturday morning or late Friday night.
So will it snow? Maybe. Will it be dramatic? Probably not. After a stretch of unusually mild January weather, winter, it seems, isn’t done flirting with NYC just yet.