New York City emergency officials have issued a “Cold Weather Alert” amid a stretch of below-freezing wind chills that will only get colder into next week. The coldest air of the season so far will crash into the tri-state on starting early next week with “feels like” temperatures Tuesday dropping as low as -7 degrees.

New York City will experience temperatures in the 40s and 30s this weekend, dropping to a low of about 19 degrees Sunday night. There is also a chance of rain and up to 4 inches of snow in the coming days.

The NYC area could see significant snow this weekend for the first time in years, with "the potential for up to 6 inches." Here's the forecast.