New Year's Eve Weather Forecast: Snow Possible in NYC as Ball Drops

New Year's Eve Weather Outlook

• 🥶 Temperatures are currently in the low 30s, feeling like the low 20s due to wind chills.
• 🌬️ Winds are gusting up to 25-30 mph, making it feel significantly colder.
• ❄️ A cold front is approaching, bringing a chance of snow for New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Forecast

• 🕛 At 10 p.m., temperatures will be 32°F with a wind chill of 25°F.
• 🌃 By midnight, snow is expected to be falling in Times Square, with temperatures at 32°F and a wind chill of 25°F.
• 🧣 Attendees are advised to bundle up due to the cold and wind.

New Year's Day Weather and Beyond

• ☀️ January 1st, 2026, is expected to be mostly sunny but cold, with highs near the freezing mark.
• 📉 Real feel temperatures will continue to drop, feeling like the teens to low 20s overnight.
• 🌨️ Models predict about an inch of snow for the region, with some variation.

Historical Cold New Year's Eves

• 🌡️ The coldest New Year's Eve on record was 1°F in 1917.
• 🥶 In recent memory, the coldest New Year's was 9°F, ringing in 2018.

First Alert 7-Day Forecast

• 🧊 Cold air is expected to remain in place for the next seven days.
• 🚫 Little precipitation is expected beyond the New Year's Eve snow.
• 📅 Tomorrow night is noted as having the best chance for additional snow.