An area of low pressure will ride along the frontal boundary and approach from the west bringing light snow into the NYC area late today and tonight. The snow will become heavy overnight. The Monday morning commute will be treacherous with a mixture of snow sleet and freezing rain forecasted along the coast. Any rain or wintry mix will transition back to snow late Monday afternoon into the evening hours. Due to the low temperatures in the evening there is an additional chance of ice accumulation negatively impacting the evening commute.

PRECIPITATION/TIMING

· The first sign of snowflakes will begin at approximately 4PM to 5PM this evening.
· Snow will be light until approximately 9PM to 10PM with minor accumulation by midnight.
· Snow will become heavy overnight with expected accumulation of 2 to 4 inches of snow.
· Snow will transition to sleet and freezing rain with an accumulation of 1/10 to ¼ of an inch of ice negatively impacting the Monday morning commute.
· There is a potential for a ½ of an inch of ice accumulation depending on the warming trend of the storm.
· Freezing rain will transition back to snow by Monday 12PM with an additional 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation expected.
· Due to low temperatures Monday evening any standing water can re-freeze creating icing conditions that may negatively impact the evening commute.
· Total snow accumulation for this event is approximately 5 to 6 inches of snow however, due to rain and possible icing condition there may not be that much snow actually on the ground.
· Total liquid accumulation is 1 to 1½ inches.
· The snow will begin to dissipate at approximately 8PM Monday night.
· Very cold conditions expected Monday evening and overnight.

TEMPERATURES

· Today: Cloudy with a high near 33 degrees. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 degrees.
· Tonight: Low around 29 degrees. Wind chill values between 20 and 25 degrees.
· Monday: The high is near 36 degrees. Temperatures will begin to fall to around 25 degrees by 5PM. Wind chill values between 10 and 20 degrees.
· Monday night: Cloudy during the evening then gradually clearing with low around 14 degrees. Wind chill values between 0 and 10 degrees.

WINDS

· Today: West wind 8 to 10 mph.
· Tonight: Light and variable wind becoming east 12 to 17 mph after midnight.
· Monday: East wind 16 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
· Monday night: Windy with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph with gusts as high as 37 mph.

(YWN Desk – NYC)