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Long Island Weather: Bad News For Snow Lovers
The only snow Long Island is likely to get this week will be mixed with sleet and rain, and then quickly washed away, forecasts predict.
LONG ISLAND, NY — If you were looking forward to enjoying some snow this week, it seems Mother Nature has other plans. After early forecasts showed the possibility of two snow storms this week, the National Weather Service is predicting only one bout of snowfall, and it won't be very much.
Long Island is looking like it will get some snow on Tuesday and into early Wednesday, but it will be mixed with rain and sleet to create a real miserable wintry mix. Forecasts predict accumulation of less than an inch and probably switching to all rain by the end of the storm.
Anything that does stick will likely be washed away by Wednesday, which could have some light rain in the morning.
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The rest of the week is looking chilly but clear. There's a low chance of some more snow on Sunday, but it wouldn't be anything major.
Here's the full week's forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service:
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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then snow and sleet likely between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then rain and snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of light rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 14 mph.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 28.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
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