Mild again today, but a couple of cold fronts to bring colder air tomorrow night to Monday morning:

- Happy St. Patrick's Day!

- I have included the future radar from 6 AM today to 2 AM Sunday, and you can see the initial band of showers generally north of Long Island this morning from the warm front and then the showers for later today into tonight from the cold front. A secondary cold front moves through tomorrow evening with some snow showers (squalls?) well inland with it moving through dry for Long Island, but it will lead to a cold and windy period from later Saturday night into Monday morning.

- Unsettled weather from around next Thursday afternoon to next Saturday with some rain for Long Island with any snow/ice being well to the north in northern NY/ northern New England.

- There could be another storm to watch around the 27th/28th with the potential for snow a little farther south.

LONG ISLAND FORECAST:

Today (St. Patrick's Day): Mostly cloudy overall with some partial sunshine with a 20% chance of scattered showers by late afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 50's in Nassau and mid 50's in Suffolk, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SSW/S at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Cloudy with widely scattered light showers at times with lows in the upper 30's to near 40 degrees towards morning. Wind out of the SSW and then WNW after 2 to 3 AM from west to east at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow: Early clouds and then becoming mostly sunny and breezy with highs mostly around 50 degrees. Wind out of the WNW then W at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow night: Mostly clear, windy, and cold with lows mostly in the upper 20's. Wind out of the W at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 25 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy, and fairly cold with highs in the low 40's. Wind out of the WNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Sunday night: Mostly clear, breezy, and cold with lows in the upper 20's in Nassau and mid to upper 20's in Suffolk. Wind out of the WNW at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40's in Nassau and mid 40's in Suffolk. Wind out of the W then WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny with highs in the low to mid 50's in Nassau and low 50's in Suffolk, but cooler for the east end. Wind out of the WNW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and then out of the WSW/SW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50's, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the W/WSW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and then out of the SSW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a slight chance of an afternoon shower with highs in the low to mid 50's in Nassau and low 50's in Suffolk, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the NNW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and then out of the SW/SSW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

- 1st image (video): Future radar from the HRRR model from 6 AM today to 2 AM Sunday

- 2nd and 3rd images (videos): Projected highs from today through Monday and projected lows from tonight to Monday night from the National Weather Service

- 4th image: My 5 day forecast for Long Island

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

- 6th and 7th images: Projected temperatures for Long Island