After a looming snowstorm hits the Tri-State Area on Sunday, arctic air is expected to chill New York City and the surrounding areas. According to a post on the National Weather Service’s X account, the National Weather Service is warning that there might be significant impacts on infrastructure and public health.

After days of balmy weather, City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.

An AccuWeather graphic shows forecast snowfall amounts in New York City from Saturday, Jan. 18. through Monday, Jan. 20, ,2025. (Courtesy of AccuWeather) (Courtesy of AccuWeather) At its peak, the storm could prompt snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, effective from 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, until 4 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20.

The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts a 50 percent chance of snow Sunday afternoon and night while the Weather Channel predicts an 80 percent chance of snow hitting the city on Sunday. Snow accumulation could reach up to four inches, according to AccuWeather.

A brutal polar vortex is set to bury the Big Apple in snow Sunday and then deliver deadly single-digit temperatures that will feel like 15 degrees below zero.

New York City emergency officials have issued a “Cold Weather Alert” amid a stretch of below-freezing wind chills that will only get colder into next week. The coldest air of the season so far will crash into the tri-state on starting early next week with “feels like” temperatures Tuesday dropping as low as -7 degrees.

New York City prepares for severe winter conditions with heavy snowfall and a deep freeze expected this weekend. Temperatures could feel as cold as 15 degrees below zero with wind chills potentially reaching-15 degrees.

According to the National Weather Service, there's a 30% chance of snow showers after 4 p.m. Thursday. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Snow should enter New York City around 7 p.m. and be out of the area between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Snow could be heading to New York and New Jersey on Thursday. Flurries will possibly start around noon mainly north and west of New York City. Snowflakes may continue falling through 7 p.m. Little to no accumulation is expected with this storm system.

Real-feel” temperatures accounting for wind chills will likely drop into the single digits overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

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