Hour-by-Hour Forecast Of Record Warmth, Thunderstorms

Buckle up for a some wild Wednesday weather.

Record warmth is expected, but you probably won't have much chance to enjoy it as showers and thunderstorms are likely after 9 a.m. A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for Long Island because there's a chance for severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, with the main threat being from damaging wind gusts, the National Weather Service says.

The record daily high for March 1 at Long Island MacArthur Airport is 60 degrees. That was set in 2004. The expected high on Wednesday at the airport is 65 degrees.

Here's Wednesday's hour-by-hour forecast:

Midnight- 50 degrees, 53 percent chance of rain

1 a.m.- 49 degrees, 66 percent chance of rain

2 a.m.- 49 degrees, 66 percent chance of rain

3 a.m.- 48 degrees, 66 percent chance of rain

4 a.m.- 48 degrees, 35 percent chance of rain

5 a.m.- 47 degrees, 35 percent chance of rain

6 a.m.- 47 degrees, 40 percent chance of rain

7 a.m.- 47 degrees, 40 percent chance of rain

8 a.m.- 50 degrees, 40 percent chance of rain

9 a.m.- 53 degrees, 48 percent chance of rain, slight chance of thunderstorms

10 a.m.- 55 degrees, 48 percent chance of rain, slight chance of thunderstorms

11 a.m.- 58 degrees, 30 percent chance of rain, slight chance of thunderstorms, 29 mph wind gusts

Noon- 55 degrees, 48 percent chance of rain, slight chance of thunderstorms, 30 mph wind gusts

1 p.m.- 63 degrees, 38 percent chance of rain, chance of thunderstorms, 32 mph wind gusts

2 p.m.- 64 degrees, 38 percent chance of rain, chance of thunderstorms, 32 mph wind gusts

3 p.m.- 65 degrees, 58 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms likely, 30 mph wind gusts

4 p.m.- 63 degrees, 38 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms likely, 29 mph wind gusts

5 p.m.- 63 degrees, 78 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

6 p.m.- 61 degrees, 78 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

7 p.m.- 59 degrees, 77 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

8 p.m- 57 degrees, 77 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

9 p.m.- 56 degrees, 76 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

10 p.m.- 57 degrees, 77 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

11 p.m.- 56 degrees, 76 percent chance of rain, thunderstorms

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