NYC Weather: Here's When Snow Will Slam The City

NEW YORK — New York City's first serious snowfall in about two months will make for a slick Friday morning commute before more snow, sleet and freezing rain strike this weekend, the National Weather Service says.

Flakes could start falling early Thursday evening but will most likely arrive after 10 p.m., the weather service's forecast shows. They'll follow a frigid day with a high temperature near 31 degrees, according to the weather service.

The snowfall will continue overnight and into Friday morning, covering Central Park with 1.1 inches of flakes, the forecast shows. A chance of rain will follow late Friday morning, according to the weather service.

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The snowfall will be a prelude to the nasty winter storm expected to slam the city this weekend.

Nearly three more inches of snow could slam Central Park from Saturday afternoon to early Sunday morning, along with sleet and freezing rain, the forecast shows.

Even more snow could hit Sunday afternoon, and more than two inches of rain will fall throughout the weekend, according to the forecast. It'll also get brutally cold, with wind chills below zero likely from Sunday night into Monday, the weather service says.

Here's a closer look at the forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Light snow likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday
Snow likely before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 6 mph.

Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 31. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Snow before 3am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday
Rain and sleet before noon, then freezing rain and sleet between noon and 3pm, then snow and sleet after 3pm. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Monday (Martin Luther King Day)
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

(Lead image: Cars pause at a light as a wintry mix of snow, rain and ice fall during the evening commute in Manhattan on Nov. 15, 2018 in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)