Long Island weather forecast: High winds, turning colder ahead of potential midweek snow
A woman puts her groceries in her car at a Stop & Shop store in Huntington as it rains Sunday. Credit: Rick Kopstein
Steady rain and a temperature uptick combined Sunday to wash away some of the weekend snow across Long Island but forecasters warned of gusts as high as 50 mph overnight that could continue into Monday evening.
A wind advisory that went into effect Sunday evening will continue until 6 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The region is facing a cold front that moved in Sunday night, ending a short stint of warmer weather over the weekend, the weather service said.
The Monday forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with wind gusts from the west between 40 and 50 mph and sustained winds between 20 and 25 mph, possibly hitting up to 30 mph on the South Shore. The wind chill Monday will make it feel more like between 15 and 20 degrees.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned high winds may bring power outages and downed tree branches and that driving — especially "high profile" vehicles — can be challenging.
The high on Monday will be around 34 degrees, with temperatures that drop into the teens overnight, said weather service meteorologist Bryan Ramsey on Sunday evening. After that, the high through Thursday will hover just below freezing with a 70% chance of more snow Thursday.
The weather service is tracking a nor'easter that could hit Thursday, but the worst of the predicted snowfall will probably hit south of Long Island over the ocean, Ramsey said. If the area sees a winter storm, it will probably hit very late Wednesday night through Thursday evening.
"It looks like it's just going to skirt us. We could get a couple of inches out of it, tops," he said, although that prediction could still change.
The start of next weekend will be dry with highs in the mid-30s on Friday and Saturday and lows in the 20s.
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