{"id":120391,"date":"2026-02-02T19:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120391\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:27:22","slug":"nyc-weather-forecast-says-light-snow-on-way-as-freezing-cold-will-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120391\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC weather forecast says light snow on way as freezing cold will stay"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Staten Islanders hoping Staten Island Chuck\u2019s prediction for six more weeks of winter<\/a> is inaccurate will be disappointed, at least for the upcoming week, according to the latest forecast.<\/p>\n

AccuWeather<\/a> senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said that while no significant snowfall is expected in the coming week, the existing snow piles won\u2019t be disappearing anytime soon due to persistent cold temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t look like there\u2019s any big accumulating snow events over the next week for us,\u201d Pydynowski said. \u201cIt\u2019s possible we see a few flurries Tuesday night into early Wednesday, but it doesn\u2019t really look like it\u2019s really going to amount to much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The forecast calls for two potential low-impact snow systems. The first system will move through the New York City area Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning while the second chance for light snow arrives Friday. Both systems are expected to remain minor, Pydynowski noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s also a chance for some snow flurries or showers with a cold front Friday afternoon into the evening,\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, I don\u2019t think it would be a huge accumulation, but there might be a chance to get a coating or dusting of snow in some areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"snowHighs around 32 degrees through Wednesday will allow minimal daytime melting, but nighttime freezes will stall progress on clearing driveways and walkways. Residential streets in Tottenville remain lined with towering snowbanks, making parking nearly impossible as schools and workplaces reopen across the borough on Jan. 27, 2026.Advance\/SILive.com | Shaina McLawrenceWhen will this all melt?<\/p>\n

For Staten Islanders hoping the existing snow will melt quickly, Pydynowski offered little encouragement. Temperatures through Wednesday are expected to hover around the freezing mark, with highs of about 32 degrees. While these temperatures might allow for a little melting during daylight hours, overnight temperatures will drop well below freezing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to see any kind of rapid melting or thawing anytime soon. Maybe just a little bit of slow melting each afternoon,\u201d Pydynowski said, highlighting that any small progress made during the day would be stalled by the cold nights.<\/p>\n

The week\u2019s temperature trend turns even more unfavorable for melting after Wednesday. <\/p>\n

\"AccuWeather\"The graphic above depicts the weather forecast from Feb. 2 to 8. According to the forecast 33 degrees is this week’s high.Courtsey of AccuWeather<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond Wednesday, it turns colder again. It looks like highs will be back into the 20s on Thursday,\u201d Pydynowski forecasted. These colder conditions will be flanked by wind, making it feel even colder. \u201cReal feels could range from the lower 20s or upper teens,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

The science behind the slow melting relates to the consistently cold air temperatures, which counteract the sun\u2019s warming effect. Even during sunny days, the conditions haven\u2019t been conducive to significant snowmelt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been so cold that even these days where it\u2019s sunny, it\u2019s been tough to get any kind of substantial melting with these air temperatures being so cold. It\u2019s been a real struggle,\u201d Pydynowski explained.<\/p>\n

For residents wondering when relief might arrive, Pydynowski offered little in the way of immediate hope but assured that the snow will eventually melt: \u201cWell, it will one day, but it\u2019s been taking its time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Staten Islanders hoping Staten Island Chuck\u2019s prediction for six more weeks of winter is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-120391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}