Snow to turn to rain in NYC during Sunday night winter storm

The tristate space can anticipate a few inches of snow after which slush on Sunday evening.
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Snow will possible flip to rain throughout Sunday evening’s winter storm, as temperatures rise above freezing, based on a meteorologist.

Tri-state space residents can anticipate “an inch or two of slushy snow, then rain,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist John Gresiak mentioned in an interview.

“They’ll be some snow coming in Sunday night, in all probability round 9 or 10 o’clock. However it can in a short time within the metropolis and different coastal areas change to rain,” he mentioned.

The New York metro space received’t see the kind of accumulation anticipated in western New York. Buffalo and Rochester are 12-18 inches.

Late Sunday evening and Monday morning the metro space will possible see “heavy rains” and winds of 30-40 miles per hour, out of the east, he mentioned. Gusts might attain 59 mph.

That might result in coastal flooding, he mentioned — of which the Nationwide Climate Service has warned for the town, Westchester, and elements of New Jersey.

The snow is anticipated to shortly flip into rain early Monday morning that would probably result in coastal flooding.

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That rain is anticipated to “taper off” Monday, with some snow flurries, however possible no accumulation, Gresiak added.

The weatherman has one tip for householders, as Monday evening will possible see a return to sub-freezing temperatures: “Should you’ve obtained any slush laying round and also you wish to do away with it, do it Monday.”