Snow Expected to Blanket Long Island Friday

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Long Island’s warmest winter on record is expected to take a final bow later this week/weekend with one or two (or three!) inches of snow before Spring finally arrives.

“Light snow late [Thursday night] into Friday morning will likely result in snow-covered roads and hazardous travel conditions for the Friday morning commute,” the National Weather Service said in a “hazardous weather outlook” issued Thursday.

Temperatures will dip into the 20’s Thursday night and a light snowfall will hit the region after midnight and mostly end around noon Friday.

Friday will be in the mid-to-upper 30’s with winds making it feel even colder, according to the NWS. However, temperatures across the Island are expected to rise next week.

Snowfall Predictions

NWS predicts Nassau County will get a maximum of three inches of snow, but a little over an inch of snow is more likely.

Suffolk County will get the same as Nassau, except eastern Suffolk communities could expect a maximum snowfall of four inches. Bridgehampton is the lucky community that is predicted to get a maximum snowfall of five inches.

• Image via NWS of the maximum snowfall predictions for Long Island

Here’s the full NWS forecast for Long Island this week:

Thursday Night: Light snow likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Light snow, mainly before 11am. High near 39. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Reporting by SIMONE WILSON contributed to this story