N.Y. weather: Alberta clipper storm to bring snow to parts of state

New York’s Staten Island. As cold air returns to the region, an Alberta clipper storm is expected to dump snow to upstate New York on Wednesday.

According to the National Weather Service, a clipper storm is a swift storm that moves from Alberta, Canada, across the Great Lakes and enters the United States.

Over the next few days, chilly air waves will be moving southward, a weather pattern that New Yorkers have had to deal with since the year began.

According to AccuWeatherMeteorologist Brandon Buckingham, the most severe cold waves in the coming week or so are expected to bring temperatures no more than 8 degrees below the late-January to early-February average, rather than 15 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit below the historical average. This is going to be the more normal mid-winter chill.

For comparison, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Park data from 1991 to 2020 shows that the mean average temperature for January in the Central Park neighborhood of New York City is approximately 33.7 degrees Fahrenheit. The average high temperature is typically 39.5 degrees, and the average low temperature is a cold 27.9 degrees.

From January 27 to January 29, 2025, snowfall periods in New York are depicted in an AccuWeather image. AccuWeather is the source of this.AccuWeather is the source of this.

There is a probability of snow, in this instance a lot of chances, along with this chilly.

It appears that a Wednesday clipper storm will be one such system. Buckingham predicts that this system will move into the interior Northeast and throughout the upper Midwest.

Despite the fact that New York City appears to be immune to the storm’s direct effects, Buckingham points out that a change in direction is still possible.

According to Buckingham, a small change in that storm track could potentially bring in some cooler air and increase the likelihood of snow showers on Wednesday during the day.

The impending air waves may potentially bring further snow showers and strong gusts to different areas of New York, according to AccuWeather. These circumstances may lead to snow squalls, which can impair vision and create dangerous driving conditions.

Next week will see the continuation of the active weather pattern. Through Sunday night, there will be further significant lake effect snowfall east of Lake Ontario, along with a few small accumulations in other areas of WNY.Additionally, we are keeping an eye out for the possibility of severe gusts of wind throughout WNY on Monday through Monday evening.image.twitter.com/zbiW4uPCiv…

According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Rene Duff, snow squalls are expected to be most common in the Northeast and Great Lakes region from late Saturday into Sunday and again from late Monday into Tuesday.

New York is predicted to have some respite from frigid temperatures following this clipper storm and subsequent rounds of cold air. Forecasts for February point to a change to above-normal temperatures during the second month of the year.

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