It looks like the worst of the wicked winter is finally over for the Big Apple — which should see all its snow and ice gone by next week, according to weather experts.
The city finally began thawing out Tuesday after weeks of biting cold, with local temps now headed for a relatively balmy run above freezing for the foreseeable future.
“The two most significant factors that lead to the fastest snowmelt include a warm wind over the snowpack and fog, with temperatures above freezing,” AccuWeather meteorologist Chad Merrill told The Post.
“We will see a period of breezy wind with above freezing temperatures Tuesday night into Wednesday, so that will help with the melting,” he said. “The current snow depth in NYC is 5 inches, but of course there are snow-plowed piles that in some spots are quite tall.
“We will likely see all the snow and ice completely melt in the city late next week.”
New Yorkers can expect high temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s from Tuesday through the end of next week, according to AccuWeather.
Temperatures will could even get as high as 46 on Saturday and 45 next Thursday, with only scattered wintry mix flurries possible Sunday and next Wednesday, forecasts show.
Even the lows are expected to remain civil — with the low to mid 30s prevailing and only a handful of days this week dipping into the 20s.
And while a day in the 30s may not be a walk on the beach for much of the world, New Yorkers who endured early February’s bitter run — which saw sub-zero wind chills over the weekend — are basking in any winter rays they can get.
“The wind, two days ago, it was like the second you walked outside, it was like your cheeks froze,” said 31-year-old Kayleigh Arthur in Manhattan.
“But no hat today, no gloves. Cool, but comfortable,” she said. “I’m even drinking an ice coffee.”
Westchester commuter Shay Torres said the temps were “definitely better than last week” as she walked through Midtown.
“It’s definitely a bit warmer,” the 20-year-old said. “I’ll tell you that.”
“Honestly, I’m just waiting for those warmer temperatures. I’m tired of the cold,” she added.
New York is forecast to have only one more cold snap for the foreseeable future — and even that won’t come close to the temps the city has endured so far this winter.
“Another period of colder than average temperatures return the final week of the month into early March, but even so, it will not be the same in magnitude to the cold weather we experienced,” Merril said.
The less-cold air moving in may also be just the thing to finally melt the snow that’s left the city buried for over two weeks since Winter Storm Fern dumped more than a foot on Jan. 25.
