Winter Storm Nears: What To Expect On Long Island

A major winter storm will bury parts of the Northeast under a foot of snow Sunday and Monday. Long Island, though, is expected to get a mere fraction of that.

Snow is likely Sunday morning on the island, but it should turn to rain after a few hours. An inch or less of snow accumulation is expected, the National Weather Service says.

It could then very well be raining non-stop from Sunday afternoon until Monday evening when the rain will change back to snow on the island. About an inch of snow is likely to accumulate. Not much, but there's a chance snow will still be falling during the Tuesday morning commute.

In total, 1-4 inches of snow is predicted for Long Island over the next couple of days. Northwest Nassau County should be on the high end of those numbers while the East End will likely be on the low end.

The full forecast:

Saturday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday- A slight chance of snow before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, then rain after 1pm. High near 42. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night- Rain. Steady temperature around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday- Rain. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night- Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday- Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday- Partly sunny, with a high near 43.