A life-threatening bomb cyclone is barreling towards the Northeast — threatening to slam New York City with even more snow and a record-breaking stretch of subfreezing temperatures. The powerful storm is expected to swirl into the city Saturday night or early Sunday, dumping up to 3 inches of snow in the already-buried Big Apple .

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This weekend’s nor’easter is forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of snow and gusts of up to 40 mph to New York City, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines. The storm is also classified as a bomb cyclone, as it is expected to rapidly intensify.

The First Alert Weather Team is tracking a storm that could bring snow to the New York and New Jersey area. Frigid temperatures will last throughout the week.

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.

Typically after it snows, temperatures eventually get at least warm enough to melt some of the accumulated snowfall to help clear New York City streets. But what happens when temperatures dip into the teens and single digits,

Forecasters are expecting heavy snowfall to continue in some parts of the country on Monday, Jan. 26. Check how much has fallen so far.

Here’s the latest on scenarios, predictions and forecasts for a storm that could rapidly intensify into a bomb cyclone and bring snow to NYC and NJ this weekend.