STORM WATCH

Tracking accumulating snow Sunday in The Bronx

STORM WATCH: Plowable snow likely Sunday ahead of life-threatening cold next week

Sunday's snow is expected to be the city's first legitimate snowstorm in three years. Arctic air from Siberia rushes in behind the storm for extreme cold conditions next week.

Allan Nosoff

Jan 17, 2025, 11:52 PM

Updated 1 hr ago

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Sunday's storm is not the only storm to track this weekend. After a fantastic Friday with sunshine and temperatures in the 40s, there will be scattered rain showers on Saturday between noon and 6 p.m. It is a quick mover and aside from needing the umbrellas, should cause minimal issues. A brief break from precipitation is expected Saturday night before snow moves in just before noon Sunday.
Snow showers are expected to quickly ramp up into steady snow within an hour or so after the snow's onset. There will be heavy snow bands likely developing through the course of the afternoon that could clip parts of the borough. The heavy snow bands could contain snowfall rates of over one inch per hour, enough where plows might not keep up. The track of this storm will be critical, as a 5 or 10-mile shift could be the difference between seeing a mix and lighter snow accumulations or seeing heavy snow bands and significant accumulations.
The current snow forecast is between 3 and 6 inches across the borough, more to the north, less to the south (closer to the coast). This could change if any of the two factors, mixing and heavy snow bands, could move into the picture. Expect tweaks to the snow forecast so make sure to check back and follow News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Allan Nosoff (@AWxNYC on Instagram, X) for the latest hyper-local snow forecast.
Snow quickly tapers off around 11 p.m. and the arctic cold continues to rush in behind the storm. The snow and cold will be a powerful one-two punch of winter weather the city has not seen in several winters. Feels-like temperatures approach 0 Monday morning and stay near 0 through the day with 30 to 40 mph gusts.
The core of the extreme cold moves in Monday night through early Wednesday with feels-like temperatures between 5 below and 10 below 0 overnight for two straight nights. Layers will be key if needing to step outside, and please limit the amount of exposure to this extreme cold if possible.