1.5 to 3 inches of rain coming to Long Island and then very cold early next week!

- There will be more tornadoes today in the east (see 2nd image).

- Most of the rain for Long Island will be from around 8:00 tonight until around 3 AM Friday. The HREF ensemble mean and NWS Model Blend are each showing 2 to almost 3 inches of rain.

- Very cold early next week with wind chills in the teens and lows in the 20's with highs on Monday likely only in the upper 30's on Long Island.

- Then a storm for the middle of next week could bring some rain, sleet, and snow to the northeast.

LONG ISLAND FORECAST:

Today: Mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 40's. Wind out of the ENE at 10 to 15 mph.

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Tonight: Rain developing in the evening, breezy, and chilly with lows in the upper 30's in Suffolk and near 40 degrees in Nassau. Wind out of the E at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

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Tomorrow: Rain, moderate to heavy at times, and it will be breezy. Highs in the low 50's. Wind out of the ENE at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

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Tomorrow night: Rain with lows in the mid 40's. Variable wind direction at 10 to 15 mph.

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Friday: Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50's in Nassau and mid 50's in Suffolk. Wind out of the W at 10 to 20 mph.

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Saturday: Increasing clouds with a chance of a few scattered showers by mid to late afternoon with highs in the low to mid 50's. Wind out of the WSW at 10 to 20 mph.

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Sunday: Partly cloudy, breezy, and chilly with a very slight chance of a passing shower with highs in the upper 40's. Wind out of the WNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

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Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy, and cold with highs in the upper 30's. Wind out of the WNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

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Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the low to mid 40's. Wind out of the WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

- 1st image: My 5 day outlook for Long Island

- 2nd image: Severe weather potential for this morning into early tomorrow morning from the Storm Prediction Center

- 3rd image: Projected temperatures with ranges for Long Island for the next 15 days from the Euro ensembles

- 4th image: NWS Model Blend precipitation through 8 AM Friday

- 5th image: 10-day snow map from the NWS Model Blend

- 6th image: Projected temperatures for Long Island for the next 10 days from the NWS Model Blend