Is NYC Done With Snow For Spring? Forecasters Say, 'No'

NEW YORK CITY — Spring may have sprung, but Old Man Winter might not be done with New York City.

Snow remains a possibility for the city's forecast into April, according to AccuWeather. Two-thirds of the country, including the city, have a risk of potential winter weather even after the official start of spring on March 20, the site's long-term forecasters warn.

The meteorological culprits are twofold: active storm tracks fueled by waves of cold air from the north, AccuWeather reported.

"A few more storms will track from the Northwest to the southern Rockies then cutting across the Plains and the Ohio Valley through early April," said Paul Pastelok, senior meteorological and long-range forecaster for AccuWeather, according to the report.

New York City is on the cusp, geographically, of where snow likely is over for the season, according to an AccuWeather map.

"We do feel that anywhere from Philadelphia southward to D.C. and into the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast is pretty much safe," Pastelok said.

But snow, for this week, isn't the precipitation facing New Yorkers, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain will enter the forecast starting Wednesday, and forecasters predict a wet Thursday with a 90 percent chance of precipitation, the National Weather Service forecast shows.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast:

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 43. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Rain. Temperature rising to around 47 by 4am. East wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday
Rain. High near 54. East wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Rain, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Steady temperature around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Patch writer Michael Woyton contributed to this report.