Long Island Weather: Late Week Snowstorm Possible

LONG ISLAND, NY — Monday's snow forecast for Long Island was bust with the white stuff staying mostly to our south, but confidence is growing in another potential storm that could drop a few inches of snow on the island at the end of the workweek.

The National Weather Service's first snow total estimates for the storm call for 2-3 inches of accumulation across the island. Not all that much, but the timing of the storm could be problematic.

"Right now the best chance of precipitation looks to occur during the second half of Thursday night into the Friday morning time frame, setting up what could be an impactful Friday morning commute," the weather service said in a forecast discussion Tuesday morning.

With high pressure to the north, there should be plenty of cold air in place for any precipitation from this event to fall in the form of snow or some type of wintry mix.

Another storm system could impact the island toward the end of the weekend.

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What we dodged on Monday:

The full forecast:

Tuesday- Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night- A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 36 by 4am. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday- Showers likely, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night- A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Thursday- Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night- Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday- A 50 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Saturday- Sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday- A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night- A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.