Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Long Island

LONG ISLAND, NY — The National Weather Service has issued the following hazardous weather outlook for Long Island:

A cold front will move through late Thursday night into Friday with quickly falling temperatures behind its passage. As a result, rain Thursday night will change to a wintry mix from northwest to southeast, with several hours of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. This will lead to ice accretion on any untreated surfaces, making travel hazardous potentially for both the morning and evening commutes on Friday. Additionally, any standing water from rainfall and melting snow will freeze, exacerbating these conditions.

Just a trace of snow accumulation, if any, is expected, but even small amounts of freezing rain can cover the pavement and especially bridges with a solid glaze of ice making driving extremely dangerous and nearly impossible, the NWS says.

The best chance for sleet and freezing rain will come late Friday afternoon into the early evening, according to the hour-by-hour forecast.

Before we get to Friday, take it slow if you are traveling Wednesday night or Thursday morning. There's a dense fog advisory in effect until 10 a.m. with visibility of a quarter-mile or less.

The full forecast:

Wednesday Night- A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday- Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Widespread dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night- Rain. Widespread fog. Steady temperature around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday- Rain before 5pm, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night- Snow and freezing rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 18. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday- Sunny, with a high near 27.

Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Sunday-Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.