Minor Snow Accumulations in Syosset Thursday, Frigid Temps, Potential Weekend Storm to Follow

By Ryan Bonner

The National Weather Service has lowered projected snowfall totals for Long Island to just 1-2 inches on Thursday.

Those figures are down from 2-6 inches that had been predicted earlier.

Although many Long Islanders will certainly be thankful to be spared significant snowfall, more frigid and snowy weather looms right around the corner.

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Gusty winds will send wind chills to as low as 15 degrees below zero on Thursday night, the NWS says.

The ”coldest airmass of the winter season” so far will then hit Long Island on Friday, the NWS says. Temperatures will likely remain in the teens on Friday, with wind chills temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees below zero possible on Friday morning.

The next chance for snow comes on Saturday. The NWS has not released specific snowfall predictions yet, but the weather service says there is “potential for a short period of heavy snow and several inches of snow accumulation.”

That coldest airmass of the season on Friday will likely be outdone late Saturday night into Sunday night.

High temperatures on Sunday could struggle to get into the lower and mid-teens, the NWS says, and lows Sunday night will approach zero in New York City and Long Island.

The last time the temperature dropped to zero in New York City: Jan. 27, 1994.

Wind chills Sunday night into Monday morning may fall to 20 to 30 degrees below zero for much of the region, the NWS says.

Bundle up.

The full forecast:

• Today- Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph.
• Tonight- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday- Snow likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Thursday Night- Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Friday- Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Friday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
• Saturday- A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night- A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday- A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 14. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery.

Photo: AccuWeather.com

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