According to the National Weather Service, Boston, and New York City are under a winter weather advisory as snow and ice are expected to move in.
As a major storm system moves into the central US and Great Lakes regions, Boston and New York City are on set for their biggest snow downpour and icy weather.
It could also become New York’s biggest snow event of an almost snowless season. The weather service is forecasting about 4 to 6 inches of snow and ice in NYC from Monday evening through midday Tuesday, along with winds speeding to 35 mph.
Boston’s weather is forecast to get up to four inches of snow through Tuesday night, which would be its biggest snowfall of the season also. The city’s largest snowfall on record was 2.3 inches on January 23. Boston has seen less than a third of its normal snowfall this winter, about 10 inches total compared to its usual of 3 feet.
The unusually snowless winter made Mayor Gary Christenson of Malden, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, to declare the winter season over on February 8, when he tweeted the city was lifting all winter parking restrictions for its residents.
“This year, winter parking rules began on February 1st but were quickly removed due to a warmer-than-average weather pattern in February,” the city announced on its website.
Winter weather alerts
According to the weather service, winter weather alerts, which also comprise both winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories, are in effect for some parts of central Pennsylvania through central Maine through Tuesday.
The highest snow amounts are expected across interior portions of New York, Connecticut, and into the Berkshire mountains in Massachusetts, where about a foot of snowfall can be expected.
The weather service also reported mixed precipitation in parts of central Pennsylvania, including 1-2 inches of snow and sleet in the valleys and 2-4 inches on higher ground; ice accumulation is also expected. Parts of central and upstate New York could see 2-5 inches of snow and up to a quarter inch of ice.
“Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute,” the weather service also warned.