Remnants Of Fred Expected To Impact Long Island This Week

LONG ISLAND, NY — The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred will bring showers and thunderstorms to Long Island this week, the National Weather Service says.

Fred will make a turn to the north Monday and the center of storm will move across the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the western Florida Panhandle later in the day Monday.

Maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph Sunday night and some additional strengthening is expected until landfall. After landfall, Fred is expected to quickly weaken.

The remnants of Fred could make it to Long Island by Wednesday night with a slow track bringing showers and thunderstorms to the area through Thursday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a busier-than-average Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

NOAA predicted 15 to 21 named storms, with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes.

Researchers from Colorado State University, who provide storm predictions for the season each April, revised their forecast on Aug. 5, have also predicted a busy storm season.

University researchers are now predicting 18 named storms, up from 17 in their April forecast, including the five named storms that have already occurred. They anticipate eight hurricanes, four of which will be Category 3 or higher.

This will make 2021 the sixth straight year of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season. The record 2020 season had 30 named storms, 12 of which made landfall.

The increases are based on a lack of any El Niño conditions, which typically reduce Atlantic hurricane activity.

The full Long Island forecast:

Sunday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind.

Monday- Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday- A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night- A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday- A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night- A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Thursday- A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.

Thursday Night- A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Friday- A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night- A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Saturday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.