New Year's Eve On Long Island: Hour-By-Hour Forecast

LONG ISLAND, NY — The ball is about to drop in Times Square, ringing in not only a new year, but a new decade. It's going to be a cold one Tuesday night, so Long Islanders planning to watch fireworks and other festivities outside ought to bring a jacket.

While no rain or snow is expected, temperatures will fall to the upper 30s around midnight, though it will feel more like the upper 20s with the wind. The night sky will also likely be partly cloudy

2019 will end with temperatures in the tri-state area 5-10 degrees above normal for this time of year. Lows tomorrow morning will be in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 40s regionwide. pic.twitter.com/UERrz8WQUK
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) December 31, 2019

Here's an hour-by-hour New Year's Eve forecast for Long Island, according to the National Weather Service:

1 p.m.

• Temperature: 49 degrees
• Wind chill: 44 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 86 percent

2 p.m.

• Temperature: 49 degrees
• Wind chill: 44 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 76 percent

3 p.m.

• Temperature: 49 degrees
• Wind chill: 44 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 66 percent

4 p.m.

• Temperature: 48 degrees
• Wind chill: 42 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 56 percent

5 p.m.

• Temperature: 46 degrees
• Wind chill: 40 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 67 percent

6 p.m.

• Temperature: 45 degrees
• Wind chill: 39 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 2 percent
• Sky cover: 79 percent

7 p.m.

• Temperature: 43 degrees
• Wind chill: 37 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 3 percent
• Sky cover: 90 percent

8 p.m.

• Temperature: 42 degrees
• Wind chill: 36 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 3 percent
• Sky cover: 86 percent

9 p.m.

• Temperature: 41 degrees
• Wind chill: 34 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 82 percent

10 p.m.

• Temperature: 40 degrees
• Wind chill: 32 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 77 percent

11 p.m.

• Temperature: 38 degrees
• Wind chill: 30 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 59 percent

12 a.m.

• Temperature: 37 degrees
• Wind chill: 28 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 40 percent

1 a.m.

• Temperature: 35 degrees
• Wind chill: 26 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 21 percent

2 a.m.

• Temperature: 34 degrees
• Wind chill: 24 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 19 percent

3 a.m.

• Temperature: 34 degrees
• Wind chill: 24 degrees
• Precipitation potential: 4 percent
• Sky cover: 18 percent