Long Island forecast: Overnight flurries, light snow for morning commute

Monday morning commuters may see some snow flurries on their way to work as light snow and possible rain are likely to kick off the workweek, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow is likely to begin Monday morning around 4 a.m. and will continue until about 10 a.m. with some potential rain mixing in. Clouds are forecast along with some light wind and a high in the low 40s. The chance of precipitation is 60% and the weather service is predicting a total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch with another half inch during the day.

“[The snow] will be mainly during the morning hours, we’ll see it tapering off by the start of the afternoon,” said John Murray, meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Conditions are expected to clear up at night with a low in the upper 20s to low 30s and some west wind.

The high for a dry Tuesday will be around 43 with increasing clouds throughout the day. Nighttime will be mostly cloudy with a low near 31 and light wind.

Wednesday will see some sun with a high near 43. The forecast for Wednesday night includes mostly cloudy skies with a low in the mid- to upper 30s.

Cloudy skies continue Thursday with temperatures rising to the upper 40s. The average temperature for the area this time of the year is around 40, Murray said. Thursday night’s forecast includes rain with a low near 36 and the chance of precipitation is 80%.

“There is a slight chance of rain Thursday afternoon, but it will become more likely on Thursday night,” Murray noted. “That will continue into Friday as well.”

Friday's forecast also includes an 80% chance of precipitation with a high in the upper 40s. Rain will continue Friday night with temperatures dipping to about 36. A 40% chance of showers is forecast for the night.

Saturday’s forecast also includes some showers, but with some sun and a high in the low to mid-40s. Conditions will dry off at night, but temperatures are expected to dip to 31.

Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high near 43, the weather service said.