7:00 AM | **Significant accumulating snow on Saturday that should become a wintry mix Saturday night**

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mainly cloudy, cold, highs near freezing

Tonight

Cloudy, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s

Saturday

Cloudy, cold, snow developing during the morning hours, significant accumulations by nightfall, low-to-mid 30’s

Saturday Night

Cloudy, cold, snow changes to a wintry mix, upper 20's

Sunday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, upper 30’s

Monday

Partly sunny, breezy, very cold, low 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Discussion

This will be the third accumulating snow event in just six days for the NYC metro region which is quite an accomplishment for any time of year, and especially for this early in the winter season. Low pressure will move from the lower Mississippi Valley on Saturday northeastward to off the Northeast coast by early Sunday where it will strengthen. Snow will develop in the southeastern part of New York State on Saturday morning and continue through much of the day before slightly milder air changes the snow to a wintry mix for Saturday night. The precipitation will wind down by early Sunday and then more cold and dry weather will develop for the early part of next week.

This should be a “conventional” snow event around here with higher snowfall amounts as one goes farther north and west to inland locations. Accumulations on Saturday are likely to fall in the 3-6 inch range in and around the immediate NYC metro region with 6-10 inches at inland locations to the north and west of town.

Video

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