The dangerously cold weather​ continues today around NYC, and temperatures won't climb back above the freezing mark for a while.

Frostbite-triggering cold descended on the New York City area a day ago and worsened early Wednesday, bringing some of the coldest temperatures in nearly two years as parts of the region awoke to sub-zero temperatures.

The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts a 50 percent chance of snow Sunday afternoon and night while the Weather Channel predicts an 80 percent chance of snow hitting the city on Sunday. Snow accumulation could reach up to four inches, according to AccuWeather.

View of snow falling in the New York City borough of Queens, NY, January 19, 2025. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning with 3 to 5 inches of snow expected to fall in the city. (

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, effective from 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, until 4 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20.

After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.

An AccuWeather graphic shows forecast snowfall amounts in New York City from Saturday, Jan. 18. through Monday, Jan. 20, ,2025. (Courtesy of AccuWeather) (Courtesy of AccuWeather) At its peak, the storm could prompt snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour.

New York City emergency officials have issued a “Cold Weather Alert” amid a stretch of below-freezing wind chills that will only get colder into next week. The coldest air of the season so far will crash into the tri-state on starting early next week with “feels like” temperatures Tuesday dropping as low as -7 degrees.

The National Weather Service expects New Yorkers to see 4 to 5 inches of snow, while parts of New Jersey could get 6 to 7 inches.

After a looming snowstorm hits the Tri-State Area on Sunday, arctic air is expected to chill New York City and the surrounding areas. According to a post on the National Weather Service’s X account, the National Weather Service is warning that there might be significant impacts on infrastructure and public health.

Arctic air has brought chilling temperatures as low as 12 degrees to New York City — but are we in a polar vortex? A polar vortex settled over New York City and New Jersey following Sunday’s snowstorm,

Starting this week into next, a lobe of the polar vortex will descend into the U.S. and bring with it brutally cold temperatures. Here's the forecast for this week: