Storm Brings Chances For Snow Midweek In NYC, Forecasters Say

NEW YORK CITY — It may technically be spring in New York City, but the city has a cold rain storm with chances for snow coming midweek, forecasters said.

Following rain on Monday, Tuesday night has a 40 percent chance of snow and rain showers, according to forecasters from the National Weather Service.

The storm will impact the city mainly after 2 a.m., forecasters said. Then, by Wednesday morning, chances for snow and rain will drop down to 30 percent, National Weather Service forecasters said.

However, AccuWeather predicts higher chances for the storm. According to AccuWeather, there is a 65 percent chance of rain on Tuesday night and a 55 percent chance of rain on Wednesday during the day.

"We’re looking at a series of cold fronts and storms sweeping from the Mississippi Valley to the mid-Atlantic through late this week,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Expert Paul Pastelok said. “This will keep temperatures down and cut short any warmups ahead of the storms. Overall, we’re expecting temperatures to be 5-10 degrees below the historical average as a whole for the end of March."

Here is the latest timeline for this week's forecast, from National Weather Service.

Monday: Rain, mainly before 4 p.m. High near 54. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tuesday night: A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

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