- While most of the action will be north and west of Long Island, the SPC has included Long Island (except for Montauk) in the 2% tornado threat zone. Most of the day will be dry though with a slight chance of a morning shower or a late afternoon or evening thunderstorm. There will also be wind gusts over 30 mph later today and this evening along the south shore of Long Island.
- It will be a 6-day heat wave for many locations starting tomorrow, and it will be humid with warm, muggy nights. The first cold front is Thursday late afternoon or evening with a chance of a thunderstorm, and another cold front possibly for Saturday evening.
- No tropical storms or hurricanes are expected in the Atlantic Basin for at least the next 10 days.
LONG ISLAND FORECAST:
Today: Mostly cloudy with some partial filtered sunshine possible, very humid, and becoming breezy with a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm with the best chance in the early to mid morning (although most of it should miss Long Island) and in the late afternoon or evening with highs in the low to mid 80's, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the S at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon with gusts over 30 mph along the south shore.
Tonight: Cloudy, breezy, and very humid with scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm with the potential for heavy downpours with lows in the mid 70's. Wind out of the SW at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 25 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs around 91 degrees, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind mostly out of the W at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear, warm, and humid with lows in the mid 70's. Wind out of the WSW at around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the low 90's (low to mid 90's in northern Nassau), but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the W at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and SSW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday: Partly cloudy, hot, very humid, and becoming breezy with a chance of a late afternoon or evening thunderstorm with highs in the low 90's (low to mid 90's in Nassau), but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SSW at 10 to 15 mph in the morning and 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon with gusts over 25 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot with moderate humidity with highs around 90 degrees (low 90's for the north shore), but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the WNW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and then out of the SW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot with moderate to high humidity with a slight chance of a late-day or evening thunderstorm with highs in the low 90's, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind generally out of the WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
- 1st image: My 5 day outlook for Long Island
- 2nd image: Severe thunderstorm potential for today through tonight from the SPC
- 3rd image: Projected temperatures for Long Island for the next 10 days from the NWS Model Blend
- 4th and 5th images: Projected rainfall through tonight from the HREF ensemble mean and HRRR, respectively
- 6th image: Projected temperatures with ranges for Long Island for the next 15 days from the Euro ensembles
- 7th and 8th images: Future radar from the HRRR model for today at 9 AM and 7 PM, respectively
