1:45PM EST: NYC – Current forecasts predict between 10 and 16 inches of snow for New York City and most of the the tri-state, with 6 to 10 inches in areas farther north and west of the city, and lower totals due to mixing of snow, sleet and rain along the East Coast line.

The first batch of precipitation dumped several inches of snow across the region, but tapered off at times causing many to wonder if this latest storm would be another bust. CBS 2’s Lonnie Quinn said that’s not the case though, and that the worst of the storm is expected later Wednesday evening.

“I’m sure a lot of people are echoing that thought, that, ‘Hey, this storm is not turning out to be what we thought.’ Don’t go with that opinion,” said Quinn. “Number one is it all comes down to the winds. Wait for those winds to change. They’re going to pick up in intensity and they’re also going to start blowing in from the north. That will make the temperatures get colder. The snow then changes its consistency.”

According to Quinn, those cold winds will keep the snow from being slushy, compacted snow, but instead fluffier, allowing it to accumulate quicker and easier so the totals get bigger.

“You can expect this to be happening around sunset,” said Quinn. “The key  hours for us in this storm — I know you all think this storm is just not happening — is between 5 o’clock this afternoon until 10 o’clock tonight. So there’s a lot more to come, and when it’s all over and done with we are gonna stick with that snowfall total of about 10 to 16 inches for the majority of the tri-state.”

(Source: WCBSTV)