Hour-by-Hour Forecast as Temperature Sinks to 0 in Mineola

Usually the temperature rises over the course of the morning into the afternoon.

Not on Monday.

The temperature at 2 a.m. Monday on Long Island was about 34 degrees, but it has been sinking ever since and it will continue to drop all the way to zero–possibly dipping just below zero–by the time Tuesday morning rolls around. Wind chill temperatures will likely approach 10 below zero overnight.

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Here is the frigid hour-by-hour forecast from the National Weather Service:

MONDAY

• 11 a.m.: Temperature: 18, Wind Chill Temperature: 2
• Noon: Temperature: 17, Wind Chill Temperature: 2
• 1 p.m.: Temperature: 17, Wind Chill Temperature: 1
• 2 p.m.: Temperature: 16, Wind Chill Temperature: 1
• 3 p.m.: Temperature: 16, Wind Chill Temperature: 0
• 4 p.m.: Temperature: 15, Wind Chill Temperature: 0
• 5 p.m.: Temperature: 14, Wind Chill Temperature: -1
• 6 p.m.: Temperature: 12, Wind Chill Temperature: -2
• 7 p.m.: Temperature: 11, Wind Chill Temperature: -3
• 8 p.m.: Temperature: 10, Wind Chill Temperature: -4
• 9 p.m.: Temperature: 8, Wind Chill Temperature: -6
• 10 p.m.: Temperature: 7, Wind Chill Temperature: -7
• 11 p.m.: Temperature: 6, Wind Chill Temperature: -7

TUESDAY

• Midnight: Temperature: 4, Wind Chill Temperature: -9
• 1 a.m.: Temperature: 3, Wind Chill Temperature: -9
• 2 a.m.: Temperature: 3, Wind Chill Temperature: -8
• 3 a.m.: Temperature: 2, Wind Chill Temperature: -8
• 4 a.m.: Temperature: 2, Wind Chill Temperature: -6
• 5 a.m.: Temperature: 0, Wind Chill Temperature: 0
• 6 a.m.: Temperature: -1, Wind Chill Temperature: -1
• 7 a.m.: Temperature: -1, Wind Chill Temperature: -1
• 8 a.m.: Temperature: -1, Wind Chill Temperature: -9
• 9 a.m.: Temperature: 3, Wind Chill Temperature: -6
• 10 a.m.: Temperature: 7, Wind Chill Temperature: -3
• 11 a.m.: Temperature: 10, Wind Chill Temperature: -2

Photo: A frozen Great South Bay/by John K. Smith

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