No snow for NYC, but dreary week ahead

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By Ronny Reyes

New York City dodges snow this week, but it’ll be not anything but grey skies ahead.

After being battered by way of freezing climate in the previous few weeks of January, the month is finishing with out a bang as temperatures are anticipated to stick within the prime 30s, decrease 40s within the coming days, meteorologists say.

With temperatures ultimate above reasonable for this time of 12 months, Sunday’s rain is not going to grow to be any snow, Fox Weather instructed The Post — sparing town from any further wintery slush.

While it’s anticipated to rain all day Sunday, the drizzle will forestall by way of the next morning at round 8 a.m.

With the hurricane device passing, no different precipitation is anticipated to hit the New York City space till Friday, the place there’s a small probability for some mild rain.

No large temperature swings are anticipated for the week, with in part cloudy skies anticipated to hang out.

The clouds are predicted to phase by way of the weekend, with the next Sunday seeing a cold but sunny day.

Although January will finish with a loss of snow and hotter than same old climate, iciness would possibly chunk again as local weather scientists expect a polar vortex will strike in February.

“Cold is likely to return to eastern North America in mid-February, a region where cold has been more ephemeral,” stated Judah Cohen, a VERISK atmospheric and environmental analysis scientist.

Cohen warned New Yorkers not to let down their guard given the hotter temperatures on the finish of January that may raise directly to the primary week of February, with the chilly anticipated to strike quickly afterwards.

“I think in the time frame of the second week of February and even possibly mid-February a stretched polar vortex is becoming more likely,” Cohen added.