Love isn’t the only thing in the air for New Yorkers heading into Valentine’s Day.
Following record warmth, the city is in for some winter weather whiplash as temperatures dive and snow rolls in on Tuesday, with anywhere from an inch to several inches possible across the metro region and more expected to slam parts of New Jersey and the Hudson Valley.
Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on the potential nor’easter and exactly how much accumulation the city will get, with up to 4 inches in the metro area possible Monday night into Tuesday.
“It’s still up in the air,” Fox Weather meteorologist Cody Braud told The Post. “It’s going to be boom or bust.”
The city has been “burned” by recent snowstorms that skirted around the Big Apple, Braud noted.
New York broke a 700-day snow drought with the first storm of the season on Jan. 16 but hasn’t gotten hit hard yet this year.
Tuesday’s accumulation will depend on whether the storm gathers enough cold air as it heads north to change quickly from rain to snow.
New Yorkers will experience some weather whiplash in the coming days as the city goes from record-setting weekend temperatures to a potential nor’easter Tuesday. Billy Becerra / NY Post
As the storm strengthens, it will tap into colder air and the rain-to-snow changeover will determine how many inches fall in the Northeast. FOX Weather“We’re watching the rain-snow line waver back and forth,” Braud said.
Widespread, moderate-to-heavy snowfall is expected from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. A winter storm watch was issued Saturday for the Catskills and Hudson Valley, which could get 6 inches or more, and for Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren and the western sections of Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey, which could see as much as 7 to 12 inches of snow. No warning was yet out for the city.
It should start in the Big Apple around around 4 a.m. Tuesday and continue into the afternoon.
Temperatures will plunge into the 20s overnight Tuesday.
More seasonable temperatures hovering around 40 will return by Valentine’s Day, following dozens of record-breaking temperatures throughout the country in recent days.
If snow falls heavily for much of the day Tuesday, several inches could pile up in the five boroughs and on Long Island. Paul Martinka
Meteorologists are keeping an eye on the potential nor’easter and exactly how much accumulation the city will get, with around four inches possible. FOX WeatherJohn F. Kennedy Airport clocked 60 degrees Saturday, topping last year’s 56. Central Park fell just short of the record, reaching 59 degrees, compared with last year’s reading of 61.
Past Valentine’s Day weeks brought more heart-breaking weather than what is in store this year.
A 2007 blizzard brought 40 inches of snow to NYC and temps plunged to zero in 2016.
