Frosty Weekend In Store For Long Island

LONG ISLAND, NY — Get out your winter coats, because a freeze is about to hit Long Island. Cold temperatures are coming Friday and Saturday, which could drop temperatures to around freezing overnight.

Temperatures are predicted to drop nearly 20 degrees from Thursday to Friday, the National Weather Service says. Thursday is warm and sunny, with a high in the upper 60s. But rain is going to roll in tonight and drop the temperature. The high for Friday is only going to reach about 49 degrees, and Saturday will be the same.

The real cold will come overnight, though, when temperatures fall to near freezing Friday and Saturday. The cold temperatures could create areas of frost through Long Island Friday night into Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Temperatures are going to pick back up on Sunday, but still not get as high as they were this week.

Here's the weekend forecast, from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Showers, mainly before 4 a.m. Low around 40. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.

Friday Night: Areas of frost before 3 a.m., then areas of frost after 4 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Areas of frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.