NYC Weather Forecast: Deep Freeze To End With Snow

NEW YORK, NY — This long stretch of dismal winter weather is almost over. A dusting of snow will fall Monday evening before giving way to the first temperatures above freezing since Christmas, the National Weather Service predicts.

Less than an inch of snow is expected to hit between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday, following a day with a high of about 32 degrees. That follows last week's "bomb cyclone" storm, which dropped more than a foot of snow on some parts of the city.

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The mercury will get above freezing on Tuesday, with an expected high around 42 degrees. Temperatures will continue to warm up all week before hitting a toasty 53 degrees on Friday, although some rain could accompany the warmth.

It'll be a welcome change from the arctic temperatures that followed last week's blizzard. Lows hit single digits over the weekend, with wind chills as cold as -13 degrees on Sunday.

Here's a closer look at this week's weather, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday
Rain likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night
Rain likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

(Lead image: Pedestrians walk along wet and slushy streets in Manhattan as snow melts in January 2016. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)