NYC Weather: Freeze Watch Issued As First Snow Forecast

NEW YORK CITY – A hazardous weather outlook has been issued as New York City faces its first deep freeze of the season.

Snow is expected Tuesday evening as temperatures plummet to 31 degrees, with windchill making it feel as cold as 25 degrees. The National Weather Service put a freeze watch in effect from 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Snow showers are possible all day, but they're more likely after 5 p.m.

Sunshine is forecast to return Wednesday.

Here's the forecast in more detail, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Today
Scattered rain showers before 5pm, then scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.