Long Island Weather: NWS Warns Of Freezing Rain

Freezing rain is now expected to fall on parts of Long Island Wednesday morning, leading the National Weather Service to issued a winter weather advisory.

The advisory is in effect for all of Nassau County as well as northwestern Suffolk County until 11 a.m.

"Ice will result in very slippery conditions on sidewalks, roads and bridges, including during the morning commute," the advisory says.

For the rest of the island, the following hazardous weather outlook has been issued:

There is a low probability that a very brief period of freezing rain occurs this morning before a quick changeover to rain, particularly away from the immediate shore. If this does occur, icy pockets can be expected before noon.

Snow shouldn't be an issued with any accumulations expected to remain under an inch. Just small amounts of freezing rain, though, can cover the pavement and especially bridges with a solid glaze of ice making driving extremely dangerous and nearly impossible, the NWS says.

Read the latest storm briefing here.

The full forecast:

Wednesday- Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11am, then snow and freezing rain between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 41. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night- Rain, mainly before 9pm. Low around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday- Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Thursday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday- Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night- Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34.

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