By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist
February 5,2015; 9:07PM,EST
A series of storms will track close to New York City from the Upper Midwest into early next week with rounds of snow and ice.
The wedge of arctic air that moved into the region on Thursday will stick around in such a way as to allow several rounds of wintry precipitation in southeastern New York state, Connecticut and northern New Jersey.
While there may not be heavy snow continuously from Saturday to Monday, there may be snow and/or a wintry mix occurring during much of this period, especially near and north of the city.
Enough snow and wintry mix will occur at times to make for slippery roads and sidewalks and to cause significant travel delays with most of the problems into Sunday afternoon from near the city on north.
A north-south shift in track of the storms by as little as 50 miles could put New York City in or out of the persistent snow area.
As the last in the series of storms closes in on the Atlantic coast later Sunday into Monday, the intensity of the snow may ramp up, while the coverage of the snow expands southward over the mid-Atlantic. This is the most likely period for regional snowy travel and disruptions to daily activities.
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The storms will travel along a temperature contrast zone with arctic air nearby to the northeast and mild Pacific air to the southwest. In the mild air, there will be few travel problems, until late Sunday or Sunday night, when the cold air begins to spread southward.
Excellent skiing conditions are in store through the weekend, especially for the Catskills, Berkshires and perhaps as far south as the Poconos.
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