Super Bowl weekend snow storm could dump up to 5 inches on NYC

Super Bowl play could extremity up ace snowy successful New York.

City dwellers could spot anywhere betwixt 3 and 5 inches of snow, with totals perchance topping 7 inches successful the Hudson Valley region, earlier Sunday comes to an end, according to the National Weather Service’s latest forecast. It volition travel courtesy of a quick-moving storm, acceptable to onslaught connected the heels of different system, presently moving distant from the tri-state country after dumping a wintry mix crossed overmuch of the portion connected Thursday.

Most of the snow near successful its aftermath was gone by the day’s end, with temperatures connected Thursday hovering astir 40 degrees. Forecasters said Friday should beryllium likewise balmy, albeit a spot chillier, earlier temperatures plummet overnight, dipping each the mode down to the debased 20s arsenic dawn rolls in.

Saturday volition apt commencement disconnected with mostly cloudy skies, though the greeting should stay dry, with snowfall forecast to statesman falling aboriginal successful the afternoon. Meteorologists said the precipitation volition apt intensify passim the time — with snowfall rates peaking at astir an inch an hour — until astir 1 a.m. oregon so. Around that time, the snowfall volition statesman to taper off, transitioning into an icy substance of snowfall and sleet for Sunday morning, with lingering snowfall showers successful the forecast into the aboriginal day hours.

Forecasters said the snow should subside by 1 p.m. connected Sunday. What’s more, temperatures for the time are expected to rebound slightly, climbing backmost up to close astir 40 degrees with lows expected to driblet down to the 20s, according to NWS.

Monday, meanwhile, is expected to beryllium adust and mostly sunny, but the metropolis again could spot much snowfall connected Tuesday.

In mentation for the impending snowfall, a wintertime tempest watch has already been issued for overmuch of the tri-state area, including New York City done bluish New Jersey and Fairfield, Conn. It goes into effect connected Saturday astatine 7 p.m. and volition expire astatine 10 a.m. connected Sunday.