The tri-state is bracing for another bout of snow, just a day after an arctic front pushed through the region and plunged temperatures across the region near record lows amid blasting polar winds.
A wintry weather system is set to pass over the region just after midnight, Storm Team 4 says. The storm is expected to drop about 3 inches of snow on New York City and as much as 7 inches of powder on parts of coastal New Jersey.
The snow should be steady throughout the region by the morning commute and could make for travel problems, particularly south and east of the five boroughs. The snow is expected to stop falling at about noon Tuesday, and temperatures will warm into the upper 20s.
New Jersey has delayed opening at its state offices to 11 a.m. Tuesday to allow for snow clearing and plowing.
Alternate side parking in New York City has been suspended for Tuesday ahead of the storm, and the city's Sanitation Department has issued a snow alert as it readies its snowplows to clear the roadways.
The snowstorm comes on the heels of record-setting cold for parts of the region Monday morning. Central Park saw its lowest temperature in more than 11 years when the mercury hit 3 degrees early in the day, while JFK Airport, Islip and Bridgeport, Connecticut, all shattered record lows for Feb. 16.
Temperatures in the low single digits were observed throughout the tri-state, and the mercury dropped as much as 12 degrees below zero in parts of the upper Hudson Valley.
The frigid cold was accompanied by whipping winds that made uncovered skin numb in seconds and created the risk of frostbite and hypothermia.
Another light round of snow is expected to hit the region Wednesday, ahead of yet another arctic blast Thursday, Storm Team 4 says.
