Update on both storms with snow maps, the brief cold and wind, warmth next week, and then what?

- You have the general idea for the snow today from all of my posts yesterday. The details for Long Island are below, but generally 0.5 to 1.5 inches with it starting as showers by mid-morning and then becoming snow for a few hours before changing to sleet and rain and then ending maybe as light sleet or snow showers in the evening. It could come down heavily for an hour or two between around 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM.

- Regarding the strong storm for Saturday, the GFS shifted eastward, so it's basically the same as the Euro now. The snow is still inland with rain for Long Island, but it should end as snow showers Saturday evening with little to no accumulation for Long Island. It will also become very windy later on Saturday and especially at night with gusts up to 45 mph from the NW, so a Wind Advisory will likely be needed. Overnight lows will be in the low 20's with the wind chill in the single digits into Sunday morning (3rd image), and highs on Sunday will only be in the upper 30's.

- It then warms up starting on Monday, and next week will be a mild week.

- However, snow can't be ruled out after March 22nd.

LONG ISLAND FORECAST:

Today: Light rain developing by mid-morning becoming all snow by late morning, possibly moderate to heavy for a short time, and then mixing with sleet and rain by early to mid-afternoon and ending in the evening as light sleet or snow showers with around 0.5 to 1.5 inches of snow, mostly on grassy surfaces. Temperatures in the upper 30's early and then mostly in the mid 30's. Wind mostly out of the E at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Light sleet or snow showers ending in the evening and then becoming partly cloudy after midnight with lows in the upper 20's to low 30's. Wind out of the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 40's. Light and variable wind.

Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with lows in the low 30's in Nassau and upper 20's to around 30 degrees in Suffolk. Wind mostly light and variable.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40's. Wind light and variable in the morning and then out of the SSE at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday: Rain, moderate to heavy at times later in the morning into the afternoon, and likely ending as snow showers early in the evening as it turns colder. Highs in the mid to upper 40's in the morning and falling into the mid 30's by early evening. Wind generally out of the E in the morning at 10 to 15 mph and becoming out of the NW in the afternoon at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph later in the day and 45 mph at night.

***Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead 1 hour as Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 AM Sunday.***

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

Monday: Mostly sunny with highs around 50 degrees. Wind out of the WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 50's.

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

- 2nd image: NWS snow map for today

- 3rd image: Projected wind chill temperatures at 7 AM Sunday from the GFS

- 4th and 5th images: Snow maps for Saturday from the Euro and GFS, respectively

- 6th image: NWS NY snow map for today

- 7th image: Projected temperatures for Long Island for the next 10 days from the NWS Model Blend