Tuesday will feature a chance of flurries and snow showers throughout the day. Latest radar already indicates the development of light snow spreading eastward through PA, NJ and NY. Accumulations are expected to be very light, and should be limited to mostly north of the city, where around an inch of snow (probably less) may fall overnight. High temperatures during the day Tuesday should reach into the low to mid 30's inland, and mid to upper 30's in the city. Although it will be cloudy early, some peaks of sun are likely Tuesday afternoon as the weak storm system passes to our north and east.

Attention will then turn to the potential major winter storm Wednesday into Thursday. Forecast models are still struggling, but have come into some agreement at least, with the idea that the storm will be significant and could feature snow and sleet initially in the city and west (mostly snow west and north, mostly sleet and rain towards the shore)...which will then change over to snow, which could be heavy, everywhere. Where the snow/mix/rain gradient sets up is extremely difficult to forecast at this time. That being said, we've issued Snowstorm Watches for the entire are for the potential of 6 or more inches of snow. Stay tuned for more throughout the day Tuesday. For planning, precipitation is expected to begin Wednesday afternoon..continue into Thursday night, be heaviest early Thursday morning, and then end from west to east Thursday afternoon. Featured image: NAM model showing development of heavy snow over the area early Thursday morning.

Today (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy with light snow in the morning, tapering off between 10am and noon. Gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


Tonight (Tuesday Night): Increasing clouds with a slight chance of snow late in the evening. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North winds 3 to 6 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Need more? See New York Metro Weather's Long Range Forecast for the upcoming week, or view our Technical Forecast Discussion for the more serious weather enthusiasts. For up to the minute details on forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Article by John Homenuk. 2:46am January 25th, 2010.