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.

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. “This will be the biggest snowfall this season,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Ciemnecki.

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.

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.

Arctic air is set to bring bone-chilling temperatures across much of the U.S. in the coming days, making for a far colder-than-average Inauguration Day. How cold will it get?

A brutal polar vortex is set to bury the Big Apple in snow Sunday and then deliver deadly single-digit temperatures that will feel like 15 degrees below zero.

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.

Real-feel” temperatures accounting for wind chills will likely drop into the single digits overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

Some parts of the region could see up to 6 inches of snow over the holiday weekend, the National Weather Service said.

According to the National Weather Service, there's a 30% chance of snow showers after 4 p.m. Thursday. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Snow should enter New York City around 7 p.m. and be out of the area between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Most of the tri-state was scheduled to be under a winter storm warning by the afternoon, when conditions pick up and heavy snow bands could drop as much as an inch of snow per hour. For some, it’ll be the most snow in nearly three years.