Winter Weather Alert Issued In NYC: See Latest Snow Forecast

NEW YORK CITY — The city is braced for snow on Monday, as a storm is expected to sweep through the region before 2 p.m., forecasters and city officials said.

The city's emergency management department has issued a winter weather alert, fanning out across the city to salt the bike lanes and roadways, and it has snow plows at the ready, the department said.

"The snow will cause slippery road conditions, that will impact drivers and pedestrians,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol. “We encourage all New Yorkers to use mass transit, allow for extra travel time, monitor the forecast, and exercise caution.”

For Monday, National Weather Service forecasters predict a 70 percent chance of snow and Accuweather forecasters predict a 93 percent chance of snow.

Total accumulation will amount to no more than an inch of snow, but depending on how the storm tracks, the city could be in for even higher snow totals, meteorologists say.

A forecaster at the National Weather Service said that "probabilities of at least 1 inch of snow have been creeping up with each run, now about 50% for NYC and surrounding areas."

The city's Department of Social Services has also issued a Code Blue Weather Alert, which will send outreach teams to get unsheltered homeless people into emergency havens overnight, the department said.

A Code Blue is issued when the temperature or wind chill is forecast to drop to 32 degrees between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Snowfall will be followed by cold conditions through the end of the week with daily wind chills in the teens.

Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

Monday
There is a 70 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2 p.m. Up to an inch of snow is expected. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25.

Monday night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 10 and 20 degrees. Wind will blow between 11 to 20 miles per hour.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 10 and 20 degrees. Blustery, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday night

Pretty clear skies, with a low of 25 degrees. Wind chill values between 10 and 15 degrees. Wind blowing up to 22 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind blowing up to 21 mph.

Wednesday night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Windy.

Thursday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high of 37 degrees.

Friday night

Mostly cloudy, with a low of 27 degrees.

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