NYC Weather: Snow Back In The Forecast As Temperatures Fall

NEW YORK, NY – Spring-starved New Yorkers loving the unseasonably warm weather will need to take their hats and gloves back out of the closet – snow is back in the forecast.

Temperatures which topped 60 degrees Tuesday are about to start plummeting, falling below freezing again by Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.

And snow looks likely by Tuesday. Forecasters at the NWS are watching a low pressure system that's headed towards the region.

"A track closer to the coast means more rain and one further from the coast would mean more snow," the NWS said. It says there's a 50 percent chance of snow, with it turning to rain by Wednesday morning.

The Weather Channel is saying the snowfall could be up to 3 inches.

Here's the full forecast, via the National Weather Service:

Thursday
Patchy drizzle before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night
A chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

(Lead image: People make their way through the snow in New York City on Jan 4. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)