NYC Weather: Snow Looms Over Frigid Weekend

NEW YORK — Watch out for slippery sidewalks — light snow could blanket New York City this weekend amid bitterly cold temperatures, the National Weather Service says.

There's a 30 percent chance of flakes hitting Central Park starting Saturday night, mostly in the early morning hours of Sunday, according to the weather service. Some 0.2 inches of snow could accumulate by 7 a.m. Sunday, the forecast shows.

The dusting is expected as other parts of the Atlantic coast brace for as much as a foot of snow over the weekend, according to AccuWeather. The website predicts a "light accumulation" of snow in New York City.

Unusually cold temperatures will accompany the possible flakes, the weather service says. The mercury isn't expected to get out of the low 30s during the day and will fall into the low 20s on Friday and Sunday nights, according to the forecast.

Friday will be sunny and windy with gusts as strong as 29 MPH before clouds roll in over the weekend, the weather service says.

Here's a closer look at what to expect from the weather this weekend, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of light snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

(Lead image: Pedestrians walk through the snow in Manhattan on Nov. 15, 2018. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)