The holidays are here and so is the precipitation, but that will mean rain for some in the tri-state, while others get a white Christmas.
The rain, slush and snow started Sunday night after a dry Christmas Eve. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory from 6 p.m. Sunday through 1 p.m. Monday for counties north and west of New York City because freezing rain will make for dangerous road conditions.
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The fast-moving system will bring mainly rain to the coast and mostly snow to inner areas overnight, leaving a slushy mixture in the city and inner suburbs before departing later in the morning, Storm Team 4 says.
Areas further north and west are the most likely to wake up to a white Christmas. Westchester, Rockland, Bergen and Passaic counties, along with Connecitcut, could see a couple of slushy inches on the ground Monday morning, while in higher elevations of the Hudson Valley, the snow accumulation could be as much as 4 inches.
Rain will change over to snow overnight in the five boroughs, which may see an inch of wet snow for Christmas, but above-freezing temperatures will keep it from sticking.
The Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert for the city starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, even though Storm Team 4 doesn't expect any snow to stick amid the slush and rain.
On Christmas Day, wind gusts of 40 mph to 50 mph are possible, making it feel like the low 30s or upper 20s, Storm Team 4 says.
The entire region is under a wind advisory from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. The city Department of Buildings warned people to secure construction sites, buildings and equipment for the high winds.
An Arctic blast that moves in on Christmas will last through the weekend and into next week, Storm Team 4 says. It will stay dry, but highs will only reach the mid-20s most days.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will also be dry and frigid. Times Square revelers should bundle up, as the wind chill Sunday night will likely plummet into the teens.
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