Travel will be tough before the Super Bowl Sunday as the Big Apple is on track to get sacked with another snow storm.
Flakes will start flying around daybreak and continue for 10 to 12 hours, said Accuweather meteorologist Rob Miller. The storm should wrap up by around 5 p.m., leaving time for shoveling the walk before kickoff.
Expect this storm to produce heavier and wetter snow than last week’s monster, but the total accumulation is likely to be just 3 to 6 inches in the five boroughs, Miller said. Temperatures will hover right around the freezing mark.
“It is not out of the question that there is more than 6 inches of snow, MIller said, acknowledging that last week’s storm dropped more than the service predicted on the city. “There’s still a potential,” he said.
The storm may be a little stronger over Eastern Long Island. Senior meteorologist Alan Reppert said an extra inch or two may fall there.
With the storm mostly out over the water, northwestern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley could see an inch or two less than the city, Reppert said.
After the snow, the region will be hit with an arctic blast that will send temperatures into the teens Sunday night. Monday will be sunny, but the thermometer won’t pass the freezing mark.
Another storm is brewing on this one’s heels, with a possibility of snow overnight Tuesday, though Reppert said if temperatures edge higher, it might end up as rain.