TEMPERATURES DROPPING, RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW
Scattered rain showers are changing to a wintry mix and then snow from now and through 6 p.m. Once the changeover occurs near you, expect periods of snow showers with lower visibility through mid-evening. Snow showers will end by around 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. for much of Long Island. Most roads will stay wet as snow falls, but a coating of snow is possible on grassy and colder surfaces. Use caution traveling!
Areas of black ice will form after the snow showers end as temperatures drop to around or slightly below freezing overnight and into Friday morning.
Tonight, a few lingering snow showers are possible early in the evening before skies gradually turn partly cloudy overnight. It will be a cold night, with temperatures falling into the upper-20s to the lower 30s. Watch out for some icy spots. If you’re out and about, you may want to bundle up and grab a warm beverage to stay comfortable.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, expect a partly sunny day with breezy conditions and a high temperature near 43 degrees. As we head into the weekend, temperatures will moderate into the upper 40s to around 50 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. Clouds will build on Sunday as our next storm approaches Long Island. Rain and gusty winds on Monday with highs in the 50s. Once the cold front passes on Monday night, skies will clear and sunny and chilly weather for Saint Patrick's Day.
TODAY: Cloudy skies with fog and a few rain showers this morning. Temperatures in the morning will be in the 50s before dropping into the upper 30s and low 40s this afternoon. Rain showers will mix with snow showers and change to all snow showers. Be alert during the evening rush for changing weather conditions. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Slushy snow accumulation is possible on colder surfaces.
TONIGHT: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain before 8pm. Low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Friday: Increasing clouds (partly sunny), with a high near 43. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, chance for a rain or snow shower, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, breezy. High near 50.
Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32.
Sunday: Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 2 a.m. Low around 41.
Monday: Cloudy with rain. Rain could be heavy at times. High near 57. Breezy.
Monday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy skies, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Saint Patrick's Day. An early morning shower. Mostly sunny, breezy and cold. High near 40.
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