Weather
'Prolonged Period of Wintry Precipitation' in the Long Island Forecast
A large storm is expected to impact Long Island early next week.
The good news: the Super Bowl Sunday snow threat for Long Island has diminished. The bad news: a much larger storm system could bring snow, rain and gusty winds to the area early next week.
There's a 40 percent chance light snow during the day Sunday, but no accumulations are expected.
Monday night is when things may start to get interesting. Precipitation is expected to break out ahead of a warm front with a wintry mix. The storm system could hang around until early Wednesday.
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"There will likely be a prolonged period of wintry precipitation, transitioning to rain Tuesday into Tuesday night," the NWS says.
"Other than a front end snow when this gets underway, this is going to be a wind and rain event for our area especially later Tuesday night into Wednesday of next week," Joe Cioffi, a meteorologist for WPIX and FiOS1, writes on his website. "Until then the weather looks relatively quiet but cold."
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Here's the full forecast:
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 22. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of light snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
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