Weather Long Island Weather: Snow Could Make Mess of Monday Commute There's more snow on the way. Reply A couple inches of snow may fall on the island early Monday, enough to make it a rough go on the ride to work. The National Weather Service says the island will likely see 1-2 inches from a low pressure system that tracks across the region. There's about a 30 percent chance of more than 2 inches of accumulation. The snow should end by mid-morning Monday. Snow will also be possible late Tuesday night and Wednesday, but the NWS says there are "still a lot of details to iron out" with regard to that storm. The full forecast: Friday Night- A chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday- Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind around 9 mph. Sunday- Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Sunday Night- Light snow likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.<doc-sep>Snow total estimates for Tuesday's storm have inched up slightly and there's now concerns that the winter weather will impact the Tuesday morning commute. Light snow is expected to develop just before daybreak on Long Island Tuesday, the National Weather Service says. The snow, likely mixing with sleet, could come down at a rate of up to an inch an hour later in the morning. The snow will transition over to a snow/rain mix by the early afternoon before eventually turning to all rain by sunset, the NWS says. The latest snowfall total estimate maps predict accumulations of 3-4 inches in Nassau County, 2-3 inches in western Suffolk County and 1-2 inches on the East End. Reduced visibilities and snow/ice covered roadways will likely create hazardous travel conditions during both the morning and evening commutes Tuesday, the NWS says. Here's the hour-by-hour forecast starting at 8 p.m. Monday:<doc-sep>Looks like Long Island is in for a long holiday weekend that starts out dry, forecasters say, with daytime temperatures rising to around 40 degrees or so. Chances of light snow enter the picture overnight Sunday into Monday. Saturday is expected to see primarily sunshine, with skies starting to cloud up on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. If the Friday afternoon forecast holds, a weak wave of low pressure will be delivering some light snow starting Sunday evening, lasting through early Monday, which is Presidents Day, with potential to bring an inch or two of snow, said Carlie Buccola, weather service meteorologist in Upton. News 12 Long Island meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen says to look for “a little shot of a little bit of wet snow” with a bit of rain mixed in – just “a slushy coating to an inch.” The next chance for precipitation, wintry in nature, comes midweek and bears some resemblance at this point to the light snow-to-sleet-to-rain event earlier this week. Chances of snow are in the forecast for Wednesday, with a wintry mix at night, then a switch to rain Thursday, Buccola said. Get the Breaking News newsletter! Get the latest breaking news as it happens. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. However, with this system still five days out, the door is open for plenty of shifting around, with Buccola pointing to the usual variables of track, timing and precipitation type.<doc-sep>A mural of George Floyd is shown in the intersection of 38th St & Chicago Ave on March 31, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community members continue preparations during the third day in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 01: President Donald Trump's lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to journalists outside the White House West Wing July 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. Giuliani did an on-camera interview with One America News Network's Chanel Rion before talking to other journalists about Vice President Joe Biden and the news that Russian intelligence may have paid Taliban operatives to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 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(Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo credit should read KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images) (CNN) — In a matter of minutes, visibility for people brave enough to go out onto streets in the Northeast deteriorated quickly Wednesday as whipping winds brought snow squalls. One moment people could see down the block, and the next, they could barely see their own hands. Minutes later, it was clear again. The squalls ripped through the Northeast, bringing brief near-whiteout conditions to New York, Philadelphia and other cities. They are part of an Arctic plunge hammering the northern part of the contiguous United States, causing the deaths of at least nine people. A 26-vehicle accident on Route 222 in Pennsylvania came after visibility deteriorated rapidly, officials said. Seven people were sent to a hospital, Wyomissing police Chief Jeffrey R. Biehl said. There was no immediate word on the nature of their injuries, he said. A motorist who was caught in the squall said, “The roads seemed OK but the snow started and the visibility went to impossible quickly.” Matt McDermott, who is a pollster, according to his Twitter account, posted a video time-lapse showing the change in scenery over 10 minutes as the storm screamed into New York City. In the distance, an American flag blows fully unfurled in the wind, but two-thirds of the way through the video, the flag and the buildings around it are hard to see. The National Weather Service said people affected by the squalls would see a quick burst of snow, combined with winds gusting over 30 mph, that will make it nearly impossible to see and make travel on the roads very dangerous. Timelapse of snow squall enveloping NYC. pic.twitter.com/gr5YIZyxaw — Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 30, 2019 Airports will likely be impacted as the band pushes through, meteorologists said. LaGuardia Airport had a ground stoppage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Maine remains under a squall warning, according to the weather service. A squall is a sudden increase of wind speed by at least 18 mph. Deaths linked to brutal weather As millions grapple with the frigid temperatures, at least nine deaths have been linked to the extreme weather this week. Officials in Iowa said there have been four deaths there this week, including the discovery of a University of Iowa student on Wednesday. The man, a sophomore, was found unresponsive about 3 a.m. CT behind a campus recreational facility. According to the National Weather Service, the temperature in Iowa City at that time was about 21 below zero and it had been below zero all day.<doc-sep>
Those taking Presidents Day week off from school or work will be lucky enough to skip some potentially messy commutes. And let's not even think about those lucky enough to be on Caribbean vacations this week. A wintry mix of sleet, rain and in some places snow is predicted to affect Long Island on four days this week, according to the National Weather Service. The first shot of that wintry mix already moved into Long Island on Sunday night and will last through Monday morning, forecasters said. "It is going to be a messy morning commute, although it is a holiday," said meteorologist Nelson Vaz. Accumulation of 1 to 1.5 inches of snow was predicted for some parts of Long Island, with the higher amounts on the North Shore. But temperatures were slowly rising so the precipitation should change over to mostly light rain and drizzle for Presidents Day. It's expected to clear by early Monday afternoon. But black ice is possible Monday evening after temperature hovers around the upper 30s during the day, then falls to the 20s later. Get the Breaking News newsletter! Get the latest breaking news as it happens. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. Tuesday will be sunny, yet chilly, with a high of 35 degrees, slightly below the average of 41 for this time of year, said Tim Morrin, a weather service meteorologist in Upton. But a wintry mix could hit again Wednesday and turn into rain by Thursday morning, Vaz said. It's too soon to say how much could accumulate, he said. The rain is expected to end Thursday, but clouds will persist, and the temperature is expected to reach 43. Friday’s forecast calls for sun and a high of 43, Morrin said.