The higher resolution Euro and NAM models continue to be the most aggressive with the strength of the storm, deepening it to below 980 mb. The overnight Euro run shifted back east with the heavy snow, and it's also showing around 3 inches of rain for Long Island with wind gusts over 50 mph, especially for eastern Suffolk. The National Weather Service is forecasting gusts of 40 to 45 mph for eastern Long Island with rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches.
See all of the images below for the complete picture, and I will continue to update throughout today and tonight.
LONG ISLAND FORECAST:
Today (Thursday): Mostly sunny with highs around 50 degrees with the wind only around 10 mph.
Tomorrow (Friday): Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers in the afternoon with highs in the low 50's.
Saturday: Rainy and windy with temperatures falling from the mid 40's in the morning to the low 40's in the afternoon. The rain will be moderate to heavy at times in the morning into early afternoon and should become lighter by late afternoon and evening. Wind gusts up to 30 mph in the morning from the NNE increasing to 40 mph from the NNW in the afternoon and evening. The wind gusts could be up to 45 mph in eastern Suffolk. Total rainfall amounts around 1.5 to 2.5 inches by early Sunday morning. It's possible that some wet snow showers could mix in before ending late at night.
Sunday: Partly cloudy and windy with gusts up to 25 mph from the WNW to NW. Highs in the low to mid 40's.
Monday: Partly cloudy and a little breezy with highs in the low 40's.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 40's.
- 1st to 3rd images: Projected snowfall from the Euro ensemble mean, Euro, and NAM, respectively
- 4th image: Projected storm tracks from the Euro ensembles
- 5th and 6th images: Projected precipitation from the Euro ensemble mean and Weather Prediction Center, respectively
- 7th image: Maximum projected wind gusts in knots through 7 AM Sunday from the Euro
- 8th image: Maximum projected wind gusts through 7 PM Saturday from the National Weather Service
- 9th image: Projected snowfall for Long Island for the next 15 days as a running total from every Euro ensemble member
- 10th image: Projected temperatures for Long Island for the next 10 days from the National Weather Service model blend
