Snow Possible For Long Island This Week

LONG ISLAND, NY — Snow has been a rarity on Long Island this winter, but we could see some of the white stuff come mid-week, the National Weather Service says. The workweek starts out downright gorgeous with sunny skies and a high near 51 degrees on Monday. Rain moves in Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures hover above normal.

Things get interesting come Wednesday night, though. Temperatures will plunge and snow is likely early Thursday.

"There is the potential for accumulation," but there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the forecast at this time, the weather service says. No snow accumulation estimates have been made yet.

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This is the latest Long Island weather forecast:

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tuesday night: 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: 40 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Wednesday night: Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.