First Alert Weather: Cold Snap, Wind Gusts, and Snowfall Reports

Current Weather Conditions

• 🥶 New York City experienced a frigid morning low of 33°, with the day's high temperature only reaching 40°, which is unusually cold for this early in the season.
• 💨 Strong winds were a significant factor, with gusts reaching almost 60 mph in Suffolk County, causing some wind damage and bringing wind chills down significantly.
• 🌬️ Notable wind gusts included 59 mph in Icelip, 48 mph at LaGuardia, 46 mph at JFK, 45 mph at Newark, and about 40 mph in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Snowfall and Precipitation

• ❄️ Several areas reported snowfall, including 1.5 inches in Pine Hill, New York, and 1.4 inches in Stokes Forest, New Jersey.
• 🌨️ Sparta, New Jersey, received 0.3 inches, Butler, New Jersey, 0.1 inches, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, 0.1 inches.
• 📍 Central Park officially recorded a trace of snow, which is not enough to count as the first official snowfall as it is not measurable.
• ☁️ A slight chance of light snow is expected on Wednesday, primarily in areas north and west of the city, with accumulations likely less than a tenth of an inch.

Extended Forecast

• 🌡️ Wednesday's high is forecasted to be 49° with a morning low of 37°.
• 📈 Temperatures are expected to rise slightly to 52° on Thursday and 51° on Friday.
• 🌧️ A chance of rain is more likely on Saturday night into Sunday, with Sunday potentially reaching almost 60°.
• 📅 The forecast for the following week (next Monday and Tuesday) shows highs in the 40s, indicating a continued taste of winter.