Deadly bomb cyclone headed straight for NYC — and could batter Northeast with even more snow, colder temps
By Alex Oliveira
Published Jan. 28, 2026
Updated Jan. 28, 2026, 8:15 p.m. ET
A bomb cyclone winter storm is whipping up — and it’s headed for New York City, threatening even more snow and colder temps this weekend.
The storm is forecast to blow into town Saturday night and stay through Sunday. It could drop upward of 3 inches on a region still digging out after more than a foot of snow fell Sunday and Monday.
A “bomb cyclone” or bombogenesis is a weather pattern that describes intense winter storms that form — usually over the ocean — and rapidly build up deadly power.
Strong winds are expected to accompany the bomb cyclone, and with temps already hovering between about 14 and 24 degrees. New Yorkers should brace themselves for wind chills reaching into the single digits — and even below zero, AccuWeather meteorologists cautioned.
“Regardless of the storm track, it will likely be a blustery day on Sunday, especially from the city on east and south,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist Matt Benz told The Post.
Mercifully, however, the conditions are not expected to be as bad as the dangers Winter Storm Fern brought to the Northeast last weekend.
“Here in the city, snow can lead to slippery roads for Sunday,” Benz said. “Unless there is a major shift in the storm track to the west, we don’t expect travel conditions to be as dangerous as they were compared to last weekend here in the city.
”But weather will be worse east of the city on Long Island, where as much as 6 inches of snow could fall and white-out blizzards could overtake the north and south forks.”
The storm is expected to blow out by Sunday night.
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