April 02, 2018, 9:11:31 AM EDT
While the second week of spring is now underway, residents across the Northeast woke up to another helping of snow on Monday. more
Winter to spring: Drop dead.
The snow refused to call it quits Monday as roughly 3 inches fell across the city, disrupting commutes, grounding flights, and postponing the Yankees’ home opener.
According to Port Authority officals, 91 flights were canceled and 113 delayed out of LaGuardia Airport. Newark saw 22 cancellations and 110 delays and JFK axed 26 flights, with another 74 set back by the weather.
Snow began sticking at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx at around 5:30 a.m. The Bombers were set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:05 p.m. but the storm put a stop to that.
New York City snow-total tracker
The teams will make up the game at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, with gates opening at 2 p.m.
The storm, which swept from Ohio up to the Northeast, left a mix of slush and snow in the city, with only about an inch sticking in colder locales.
What New Yorkers were hoping to wake up to this morning (left) and what they might see (right). (Mario Tama/Getty Images, James Keivom/New York Daily News)
National Weather Service meteorologist David Stark blamed a string of back-to-back cold fronts from Canada for the lingering wintry feel.
“It’s not unusual to see snow in early April,” Stark said. “You’re not going to see it every April, but it’s not unprecedented."
The last time NYC saw April snow showers was in 2006, according to the meteorologist, and it was less than an inch. But a wallop of a snow storm struck the Big Apple on April 3, 1915, dumping about 10 inches on the city.
Yankees’ management had warned baseball fans to check for weather delays ahead of the home opener.
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Winter to Spring: Drop Dead
The snow refused to call it quits Monday morning as it taunted long-suffering New Yorkers with another potentially messy commute.
Meteorologists spied light traces of the defiant snowfall just before 4:30 a.m. in Central Park during the latest round of winter weather to strike the tri-state region.
The bulk of the snow was slated to hit northeast New Jersey overnight before coming to an end by noon.
An accumulation of three to five inches of snow is a possibility in parks and colder surfaces outside Manhattan but meteorologists don't expect more than an inch to stick in urban areas due to a recent streak of warm temperatures. The snow in NYC is expected to wrap up its business by 10 a.m. and melt completely by the afternoon.
National Weather Service meteorologist David Stark blamed a string of back-to-back cold fronts from Canada for the lingering wintry feel.
“It’s not unusual to see snow in early April,” Stark said. “You’re not going to see it every April, but it’s not unprecedented."
The last time NYC saw April snow showers was in 2006, according to the meteorologist, and it was less than an inch. But a wallop of a snow storm struck the Big Apple on April 3, 1915, dumping about 10 inches on the city.
The Yankees warned baseball fans to check for weather delays ahead of the home opener, slated for 1:05 p.m.
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NEW YORK, NY – A winter weather advisory has been issued as the fifth snow storm in as many weeks hit the city Monday, threatening to dump up to five inches before easing around 2 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
The snow – which followed a beautiful weekend of spring weather – had winter-weary New Yorkers longing for warmer weather.
It'll be followed by a rainy Tuesday, though no more winter weather is in the forecast. Temperatures on Wednesday are expected to reach 63 degrees.
Here's an hour-by-hour forecast of what to expect:
6am - Snow, 35°
Chance of snow: 38%. Wind 7 mph from the NE.
7am - Snow, 36°
Chance of snow: 53%. Wind 7 mph from the NE.
8am - Rain, 37°
Chance of rain: 67%. Wind 7 mph from the NE.
9am - Rain, 38°
Chance of rain: 68%. Wind 8 mph from the NE.
10am - Light Rain, 38°
Chance of rain: 56%. Wind 8 mph from the NE.
11am - Light Snow, 38°
Chance of snow: 40%. Wind 9 mph from the NE.
12pm - Mostly Cloudy, 38°
Chance of rain: 25%. Wind 8 mph from the NE.
1pm - Mostly Cloudy, 39°
Chance of rain: 12%. Wind 6 mph from the NE.
2pm - Mostly Cloudy, 40°
Chance of rain: 9%. Wind 5 mph from the NNE.
3pm - Mostly Cloudy, 42°
Chance of rain: 6%. Wind 4 mph from the NNE.
4pm - Partly Cloudy, 44°
Chance of rain: 4%. Wind 3 mph from the NNW.
5pm - Partly Cloudy, 45°
Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 3 mph from the NNW.
6pm - Mostly Cloudy, 45°
Chance of rain: 5%. Wind 3 mph from the NNE.
7pm - Mostly Cloudy, 45°
Chance of rain: 3%. Wind 2 mph from the ESE.
Data provided by darksky.net.
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