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LI Weather: Storm To End Week Of Clear Skies, Mild Temperatures
The storm will bring warmer temperatures with it, but also the possibility of heavy rain and winds.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Islanders can look forward to a mild, sunny start to the week before a warm front brings a storm to the area.
Skies will be clear and temperatures in the mid-40s for the first half of the week.
But an encroaching warm front is bringing a storm with it. Temperatures will start to rise on Thursday, going up to around 50 degrees, and the rain will come Thursday night and into Friday.
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The storm will bring mainly rain and wind, according to AccuWeather, with snow accumulating further north. If the storm were to track south, it could bring snow to Long Island. But that is unlikely, AccuWeather said.
Here's the full week's forecast from the National Weather Service:
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Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Friday: Rain, mainly before 1 p.m. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
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