Weather
New Snow Total Estimates For Friday Storm
Dangerous travel conditions are possible during the Friday morning commute.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Islanders were out and about Wednesday enjoying record high temperatures, but snow and ice are on the way.
A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for the island with 1-2 inches of snow expected Friday, the National Weather Service says. It's not much, but the timing of the snow isn't ideal.
"A wintry mix of snow and sleet is expected to develop Thursday night into early Friday morning," the hazardous weather outlook says. "The precipitation then changes to freezing rain and rain after day break Friday morning. Impacts to the Friday morning commute are possible."
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A winter weather advisory could be issued "largely due to some light icing before the changeover to plain rain," the National Weather Service says.
By Friday afternoon, the system moves away from the area with any lingering precipitation ending from west to east. The weekend should be dry with seasonal temperatures, a far cry from the 68-degree daily record high at Long Island MacArthur Airport Wednesday.
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The full forecast:
Wednesday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday- Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night- Snow before 3am, then snow and sleet between 3am and 4am, then sleet after 4am. Low around 30. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday- Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 7am. High near 39. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. East wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Saturday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Sunday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday- Sunny, with a high near 32.
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