Long Island Weather: Snow Expected to Impact Friday Commute

There are two snow threats in the Long Island forecast; a minor one that will likely impact the Friday morning commute and then what the National Weather Service is calling a "more significant precipitation event"come this weekend.

A quick-moving system will bring light snow to the island early Friday morning. Less than an inch is expected to accumulate before the snow mixes with rain and eventually turns to all rain.

Most places should completely dry out by the late morning and toward lunch time on Friday, the NWS says.

For the weekend, wet weather is likely from Saturday evening until late Sunday night. The type of precipitation remains tricky to pinpoint with the storm still days away.

The current forecast calls for a few hours of snow Saturday evening before warming temperatures turn that into rain, which is likely to continue through the day Sunday. When temperatures fall back near the freezing mark Sunday evening, we could see snow for several hours. No snow accumulation estimates have been released for the weekend storm.

Snowfall amounts are uncertain and will be dependent on how quickly the changeover to rain occurs and how long snow persists on the storm's back edge, weather.com says.

One thing that does seem to be fairly certain at this point: it is going to be brutally cold come Monday morning.

The full forecast:

Wednesday- Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Thursday Night- Snow, mainly after 1am. Temperature rising to around 35 by 5am. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday- Rain, mainly before 10am. High near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Saturday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night- Snow likely before 9pm, then rain showers. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday- Rain. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night- Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.