Hour-by-Hour Long Island Snow/Sleet/Rain Forecast

Long Island is still in line to see its first snowflakes of the season on Thursday, but don't blink because you may miss them. Snow total estimates have been lowered and any accumulation isn't likely to top an inch anywhere on the island.

Snow will likely mix with sleet from the late morning into the early afternoon, but the National Weather Service says it should be just plain rain by the time the rush hour commute gets underway. Check out the hour-by-hour forecast below.

The full forecast:

Wednesday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday- Snow and sleet likely before 3pm, then rain and sleet. High near 38. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday Night- Rain. Temperature rising to around 43 by 1am. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Windy, with an east wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday- Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 46. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 14 to 17 mph.

Saturday- Sunny, with a high near 48.

Saturday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday- Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night- A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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