Snow in the forecast for Long Island, with little accumulation, forecasters say
Long Islanders should see another round of snow showers on Thursday afternoon and evening, although little accumulation is expected, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather service has been tracking a storm system that is expected to pass south of the Island. By Thursday afternoon, the storm is expected to track "well offshore," said meteorologist James Tomasini with the National Weather Service’s Upton office.
Tomasini predicted a 30% to 40% chance of snow showers for all of Long Island from around 3 p.m. Thursday through midnight, at which point chances diminish. Less than half an inch of snow is expected to accumulate, he said. Temperatures on Thursday will reach 30 degrees with a low of 21, but the wind chill will make it feel between 10 and 15.
The multiple snowstorms on Long Island so far this winter have amounted to just under a foot of snow at Islip, Tomasini said. Normally, 21.3 inches of snow isexpected at Islip by this point in the season, and 35.4 inches are typical throughout an entire winter.
The sun will shine on Friday and Saturday and high temperatures will climb above freezing, the weather service said. But Long Islanders will not escape this week’s wind chills until the weekend.
"Each night through Saturday night we’re expected to have wind chills in the single digits to the teens," Tomasini said. "It’s really not until Sunday into early next week when we can warm up a little bit more."
High temperatures will reach the lower 40s on a mostly sunny Sunday and soar to the upper 40s early next week.
Long Island’s next chance for precipitation will arrive Monday evening into Tuesday, but Tomasini said the event would be "likely all rain."
Long Islanders should see another round of snow showers on Thursday afternoon and evening, although little accumulation is expected, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather service has been tracking a storm system that is expected to pass south of the Island. By Thursday afternoon, the storm is expected to track "well offshore," said meteorologist James Tomasini with the National Weather Service’s Upton office.
Tomasini predicted a 30% to 40% chance of snow showers for all of Long Island from around 3 p.m. Thursday through midnight, at which point chances diminish. Less than half an inch of snow is expected to accumulate, he said. Temperatures on Thursday will reach 30 degrees with a low of 21, but the wind chill will make it feel between 10 and 15.
The multiple snowstorms on Long Island so far this winter have amounted to just under a foot of snow at Islip, Tomasini said. Normally, 21.3 inches of snow isexpected at Islip by this point in the season, and 35.4 inches are typical throughout an entire winter.
The sun will shine on Friday and Saturday and high temperatures will climb above freezing, the weather service said. But Long Islanders will not escape this week’s wind chills until the weekend.
"Each night through Saturday night we’re expected to have wind chills in the single digits to the teens," Tomasini said. "It’s really not until Sunday into early next week when we can warm up a little bit more."
High temperatures will reach the lower 40s on a mostly sunny Sunday and soar to the upper 40s early next week.
Long Island’s next chance for precipitation will arrive Monday evening into Tuesday, but Tomasini said the event would be "likely all rain."
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