Weather
First Snow Possible On Long Island As Cold Front Hits
After record-setting temperatures this weekend, a cold front is pushing thermometers way down.
LONG ISLAND, NY — After a weekend that saw record-setting high temperatures across much of Long Island, a cold front is moving through the area and prompting a freeze warning — and possibly bringing the first snow of the season.
The National Weather Service said that record-high temperatures were set at LaGuardia, JFK and MacArthur airports on Saturday, with temperatures reaching 72 degrees in some locations.
But those highs were short lived. A cold front has moved into the area, and now temperatures have plummeted to 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s for most of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
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Temperatures are expected to drop to around 30 degrees Monday night into Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a freeze watch for southern Nassau County.
In addition to the low temperatures, a storm will hit on Tuesday night and into Wednesday. With the cold, it could produce the first snow of the season. But if it did, it wouldn't stick.
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Here's the full week's forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
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