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First NYC snowfall of the new year forecast for Monday. Watch for a 'challenging' commute.
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Catalina Gonella
Published Jan 5, 2025
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New York City’s bracing for the first snowfall of the year, forecast for Three Kings Day on Monday.
The city issued a winter weather alert in anticipation of snow, expected to start in the morning and continue into evening.
Emergency Management Department Commissioner Zach Iscol warned of a potentially “challenging” Monday evening. Less than an inch of accumulation is expected, but Iscol warned of a “reasonable worst-case scenario” of 2 inches or more.
“The snow will cause slippery road conditions that will impact drivers and pedestrians,” Iscol said. “We encourage all New Yorkers to use mass transit, allow for extra travel time, monitor the forecast, and exercise caution.”
The city’s sanitation department has filled more than 700 salt spreaders in preparation, and preemptively pretreated roads, bike lanes and sidewalks with liquid brine, officials said.
Meteorologist Ryan Ramsey with the National Weather Service said a low pressure system passing to the south of the city will likely drop less than an inch of snow in the area, with the potential for more if the storm moves north.
“Areas like DC, Virginia, they’ll get hit pretty good with a winter storm,” Ramsey said. “For us it's kind of just skirting us, so we'll see probably less than 1 inch of snow for New York City.”
Ramsey said the storm will usher in even colder weather than the city has had in the last few days, dropping down to the low 20s or teens Monday night and staying below freezing through Thursday.
“The main impact probably that people should prepare for is going to be the cold weather, you know, wear extra layers when you're outside, especially in the wind,” he said. “Those temperatures … s could be a bit of an issue for anyone who is going to be outdoors for extended periods.”
The Department of Social Services issued a Cold Blue Weather Alert for unhoused individuals ahead of the low temperatures, sending out outreach teams to connect them with shelters, drop-in centers and other resources.
New Yorkers can subscribe to the city’s free emergency notification system Notify NYC for emergency alerts and updates, and find safety tips for severe weather on the city’s website.
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