WeatherFanatics: NYC: Snow to Hit Tuesday, Before a Warmup Wednesday

Monday, February 17, 2014

NYC: Snow to Hit Tuesday, Before a Warmup Wednesday

By Courtney Spamer, Meteorologist

February 17,2014; 9:11PM,EST

One more round of snow will blanket New York City on Tuesday, before temperatures rise later this week.
While not the largest snowstorm of the winter, the forecast amount of snow will still be enough to make roads slippery, disrupt daily activities and cause flight delays for the morning and midday hours. Increasing winds and blowing snow will lower the visibility at times.
There is the potential for some communities to receive a half a foot of snow with snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour for a brief time Tuesday morning.

Melting later in the day may allow travel on some roads to improve.
This additional snow, some natural melting later in the week and rain that follows could push some roofs to the point of failure. With the coming warm spell, incidents of street and poor drainage area flooding are likely.
Saturday's snow pushed New York City's snowfall total for this winter season to 55.6 inches, the city's eighth all-time snowiest.
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This month is now the city's third snowiest February with a total of 27.3 inches. This particular February also ranks seventh among New York City's snowiest months over the years.
This new snow and the potential for more snow later in February and March will advance this winter's snowfall rankings even more.
Above-average temperatures will dominate New York City for the rest of the week with highs in the middle to upper 40s anticipated for Wednesday and Thursday. One or more days late in the week could bring temperatures well into the 50s.
Overnight lows these days will still drop to or below freezing in the suburbs, so people are urged to walk and drive defensively.

Tune in to AccuWeather Live Mornings every weekday at 8 a.m. and noon EST. We will be talking about the winter storm early this week, the warmup and another storm late in the week.

Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski contributed content to this story.

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