New York City is expecting its biggest snowfall of the season Tuesday as more atmospheric rivers and extreme weather ramp up for California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned residents of New York City and nearby states that five to eight inches of snow could fall throughout Monday night and into Tuesday morning. Warnings were issued for all of southern Connecticut, the lower Hudson valley region, southern Westchester, as well as some parts of interior New Jersey and New England.
An updated Day 3-7 Hazards Outlook has been issued. https://t.co/VBxTZCpCic pic.twitter.com/e2IDliOTXh
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) February 27, 2023
“New York City will be on the southern edge of the heaviest snowfall and could mix with sleet at times, limiting snowfall amounts to the 2-6-[inch] range, but still likely the biggest snowstorm of the season,” NWS noted in the forecast. Power outages could strike within the city as wind gusts combined with sleet, snow and other precipitation damage infrastructure.
Across the continent in California, models shared by Colin McCarthy, a weather expert, suggest a trend toward more extreme weather from the state throughout March. These conditions “could bring significant, possibly warm atmospheric rivers to California.” (RELATED: Check Out The National Weather Service’s Amazing Word Gymnastics Over California Drought Questions)
Atmospheric rivers essentially consist of giant amounts of moisture held in rivers in the sky. When these rivers collapse down to Earth as precipitation, they could have serious impacts on the Golden State, given how much snowpack has accumulated throughout the 2022-23 winter season thus far.
Absolutely no signs of winter letting up across California and the West, with continued storminess and well-below average temperatures expected to continue over the next couple weeks.
As we head towards mid-March, atmospheric river potential will also be increasing. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/iXMGqiB8Kt
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) February 26, 2023
In the meantime, there are “absolutely no signs of winter letting up across California and the West, with continued storminess and well-below average temperatures to continue over the next couple [of] weeks,” McCarthy continued.
North Carolina, in harsh juxtaposition to California and New England, will experience higher than average temperatures again during the week, NWS noted. Most of the central region around Raleigh will see highs of 70-80 degrees.