Winter storm likely to end NYC snow drought: Here’s latest AccuWeather forecast

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The record 688-day absence of snow in New York City will likely be coming to an end this weekend, a forecaster told the Advance/SILive.com.

According to AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex DaSilva, the anticipated return of over an inch of frosty precipitation in one day will end the drought for a city with a historical reputation for snowfall.

“The last time that New York City saw an inch of snow in a day was 688 days ago on Feb. 13, 2022, according to the Central Park weather station,” said DaSilva. “It’s been a very, very long time.”

DaSilva said the weekend storm will be developing down across the Southeast late in the week around Friday. There will be some heavy rain in portions of the Southeast before the system makes its way up toward the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast by Saturday to create a “mixed bag of precipitation.”

“It looks like, by the time it arrives in NYC, it will be in the Saturday night timeframe,” explained DaSilva. “So, we’ll probably start off with some snow before maybe switching to rain and then back over to snow.”

According to DaSilva, there’s “absolutely” the potential for several inches of snow to fall in the New York City area. However, according to the forecaster, since we are still several days away from the storm’s predicted arrival, snowfall totals are uncertain.

“We will be having to keep track of temperatures very carefully since New York City is right on the water,” said DaSilva. “If there is a little warm air coming from the ocean than that could cut down on the snowfall totals.”

This could be a situation where New Yorkers see up to three inches of snow on non-paved surfaces like grassy patches, he said.

“If the snow rate is heavy, then drivers will see some accumulation of slush on the roads,” DaSilva said. “Roads might stay mainly wet or have quite a bit less (snow) than what is…