(New York)  It’s a made-for-TV face-off with a possible chance of thunder and lightning.

Mayor de Blasio and Al Roker are scheduled to go mano-a-mano on the “Today” show Monday.  Hizzonor has been invited to cut the ribbon on the NBC breakfast program’s new and enhanced plaza outside its Rockefeller Center studios.

But show officials announced Sunday that a de Blasio-Roker showdown is in store.

“The mayor and Al Roker will also address their recent disagreement over New York City school closures due to winter storms,” NBC brass said in a statement.

Roker blasted de Blasio’s performance during a Feb. 13 nor’easter that dumped more than a foot of snow on the city. Despite treacherous road conditions and the wrath of angry parents, the mayor and schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña refused to call a snow day. (read more)