NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) -- A wave of icy-cold Canadian air sent temperatures tumbling across the Northeast, upending daily records in New York’s metro area and setting up Washington, DC, drivers for a tough evening commute.
More than an inch of snow may fall across Washington and surrounding areas on Friday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Erik Taylor. Temperatures will plunge to near 20F after sunset, freezing any melted snow on the roadway along the Interstate 95 corridor.
“Anything elevated and untreated will remain slick,” Taylor said, adding that drivers will have to contend with patches of freezing fog that can affect visibility.
New York will see a chance of light snow and freezing rain overnight. But frigid temperatures have already set in across the metro area, with a low of 20F. That broke a record set on Dec. 5, 1942, at LaGuardia Airport and tied the daily record at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1966, according to the weather service.
After a warmer weekend in New York, another cold snap is forecast Sunday night, bringing a slight chance of snow heading into Monday morning’s commute.