All hope is not frost!
New York City finally ended its longest-ever snow drought Tuesday – and more powder could be on the way.
A total of 1.4 inches lightly blanketed Central Park, breaking the Big Apple’s record-setting streak of 701 days without snow, according to Fox Weather’s Jordan Overton. An inch fell between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m.
The last recorded major snowfall in Central Park was on Feb. 13, 2022.
JFK Airport, meanwhile, saw the most powder with two inches, while LaGuardia fell just short of that at 1.9 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Newark saw 2.1 inches of snow as of Tuesday afternoon.
Police officers are seen on patrol as snow falls on the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Robert Mecea
Snowfall is seen in New York City, as flakes were falling across the five boroughs Monday night into Tuesday morning with a dusting covering sidewalks and cars. Wayne CarringtonThe Big Apple wasn’t the only city to break its drought, with the metro-DC area, Baltimore, and Philadelphia also ending their snowless streaks, Overton said.
New Yorkers can now expect the mercury to hover around freezing for the rest of the week – and should be prepared to bust out their snow boots again.
Michael Finnell and his son George, sledding along 91st and 2nd Ave. Matthew McDermott
An East coast weather satellite image from NOAA is shown. NOAAThere is a chance of another light dump Friday – about one to three inches – before temperatures plunge into the 20s on Saturday, the meteorologist said.
“It’s going to be a bitter cold the next few days,” Overton said. “It’s going to be chilly.”
On Tuesday morning, New Yorkers couldn’t contain their childlike excitement for the whiteout.
Dog walker in Central Park on Tuesday morning. G.N.Miller/NYPost
The winter storm is expected to bring a stronger punch into the morning. William C Lopez/New York Post“THERE IS SNOW IN NYC” one snow-lover wrote on X.
“NYC is so pretty in the snow,” another wrote alongside a photo of the snowy sidewalk.
Another thrilled Gotham resident said he was ready to dust off the toboggan.
Snowy streets of Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. Paul Martinka
The last time New York City saw an inch or more of snow was on Jan. 29, 2022. William C Lopez/New York Post
Washington Square Park is seen covered in snow Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Robert Mecea
Joggers in Central Park on Tuesday morning. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Paul Martinka
A resident clears snow from sidewalk in Brooklyn. Matthew McDermott“My kids are excited, they want to sled,” Washington Heights resident Michael Schedler told CBS.
The Big Apple will see a respite from the cold snap next week, with temperatures expected to be in the 40s.
