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NYC Weather: Snow Falls In May
It snowed in New York City Saturday, and Islip, Long Island, saw a snowier May than February, according to the National Weather Service.
NEW YORK CITY — Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, but do those winds have to be quite so cold and must it snow? Apparently, yes.
New York City saw traces of snow early Saturday morning in climate sites at Central Park and La Guardia and John F. Kennedy airports, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service issued a freeze alert for New York Count from midnight Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday, when weather could drop to 30 degrees.
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A climate site in Islip, also saw snow, which meant the Long Island town had a snowier May than February, forecasters said.
New York City just saw one of the warmest and least snowy Februarys in its history.
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This unseasonably cold weather comes as the MTA shuts down overnight subway service, forcing the agency to house homeless New Yorkers in parked buses so that they would have someplace warm to sleep.
The weather is predicted to stay brisk next week with daytime temperatures hovering in the 50s and nighttime temperatures in the 40s, forecasts show.
New York City won't see temperatures in the 70s until Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
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