Buckle up for a topsy-turvy weekend of weather – starting with a warm surge and ending with accumulating snow! If you like mild winter temperatures, soak them up Saturday, because the mercury takes a dive next week.

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 3 a.m. valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Susquehanna and Wyoming counties.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a winter storm watch at 3:56 a.m. on Saturday valid from Sunday 7 a.m. until Monday 7 a.m. The watch is for Madison, Yancey, Mitchell and Haywood counties.

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:08 p.m. valid from Sunday noon until Monday 4 a.m. for Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 3:04 p.m. on Friday valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe and Northampton counties.

A winter storm is set to bring at least several inches of snow to the New York City area with some parts of northern New Jersey and Connecticut set up for more than six inches of snow. The snow is expected to start in New York City on Sunday morning.

There are three types of alerts that can be issued: a winter storm watch, a winter weather advisory and a winter storm warning

Sunday's snow is expected to be the city's first legitimate snowstorm in three years. Arctic air from Siberia rushes in behind the storm for extreme cold conditions next week.