Long Island New Year's Eve Weather: Chance of Snow, Rain, Gusty Winds

If you will be on the roads for New Year's Eve, you could be dealing with some wet and windy weather on Long Island.

There's about a 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night into early Sunday morning, the National Weather Service says. Wind gusts Saturday afternoon into the night could hit 40 mph.

Any snow showers on the island should be light, the NWS says, and temperatures in the upper-30s overnight should prevent anything from sticking.

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Here's the full forecast:

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 39. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values between 30 and 40 early. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday: A chance of rain and sleet before 8am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 46 by 4am. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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