NYC Metro Area – Page 2

Wintry Mess to Impact the Area Overnight

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016Posted in WinterTagged black ice, Ice, Mid Atlantic, New England, Northeast, NWS, NYC Metro Area, Road Hazards, Slush, snow, snow event, snow falling, Snow Storm, Snow Update, Winter Weather, Winter Weather AdvisoryLeave a comment

Locations across the NYC Metro Area are now under Winter Weather Advisories as snow and other wintry precipitation continues to envelop the area. Tonight, temperatures will continue to rise, and the wintry precipitation now will slowly transition to sleet and freezing rain, before tapering off as some rain showers across the area very early tomorrow morning. Currently, areas still receiving snow will likely have accumulated 1-3 inches of snow by now, making it somewhat difficult to get around. Ground temperatures are still below that of the air, meaning that areas receiving snow or other wintry precipitation will likely continue to see more accumulation. Tomorrow’s commute will be messy in the early morning until more rain moves in around 9 AM to wash some of the slush and snow on the roads away.

A Winter Weather Advisory is issued when the National Weather Service decides there will be hazardous weather in a certain area that will include some sort of wintry precipitation.

Most Winter Weather Advisories across the area are set to expire tomorrow around 7 AM.

Final Preliminary January Forecast

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015Posted in WinterTagged January 2016, Long Range Forecasts, New York City Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, Winter 2015-2016Leave a comment

Using several different long range computer models, we have concluded that there will likely be a about a 1 degree increase from the average temperatures across the NYC Metro Area in January, along with a slight increase, of about half an inch, of precipitation.

What this means that there will likely be a slightly elevated amount of wintry precipitation across the area.

More information will be posted shortly.

First Snowfall in and around New York City!

October 18, 2015Posted in WinterTagged amount of snow, connecticut, First snow, New England, New Jersey, new york, Northeast, nyc, NYC Metro Area, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, snow, snow event, snow falling, Unofficial Start of Winter, Winter, Winter 2015-2016, Winter Temperatures, Winter WeatherLeave a comment

The unofficial start winter was today across many locations north and west of NYC. Although no measurable snowfall was recorded, locations from in and around Poughkeepsie to as far south as Salem, Peekskill, and even some locations in western Connecticut, experienced flurries and light snow showers a good one to two months ahead of time.

Why the snow?

Although temperatures in and around the NYC Metro Area were generally higher than freezing at the time of the snow, the temperature in the atmosphere was a bit cooler than freezing, which allowed fast-falling snow to reach the ground before it melted in-air.

Due to the above freezing temperatures of the ground though, many of these snowflakes melted within 30 seconds of contact with the ground.

(The official start of Meteorological Winter is December 1st, and the start of the season Winter is generally considered December 21st.)

Winter 2015-2016 Snow Total Forecasts!

October 12, 2015Posted in UncategorizedTagged amount of snow, NYC Metro Area, snow, Snow Totals, Weather 360 Forecasts, Winter, Winter 2015-2016, Winter 2015-2016 Snow Total ForecastsLeave a comment

The following pertains to the New York City Metropolitan Area from Nov. 1 – April 1 2016

Winter 2015-2016 Snow Total Forecasts:

The following Weather360 forecast was made by a process in the making for nearly a year.

The New York City Metro Area is likely to receive about 20 more inches of snow than normal. This in part is due to the current El Nino bringing more precipitation to the area, along with current computer model trends that suggest average temperatures in this area will also likely be most prevalent. Other factors such as Global Emissions and average precipitation and temperature amounts have been taken into account.

For more specific locations expected snow total amounts, visit our Climate360 page.