- No tropical threats are expected for the United States for the next 10 days. Invest 91L looks like it may develop once it gets into the south-central Caribbean Sea, but it looks like it will keep heading west towards Nicaragua/Honduras. Invest 92L in the eastern Atlantic may become a short-lived Tropical Depression or Tropical Storm Julia before it dissipates as it heads into the center of the Atlantic, where it may have a chance to re-generate, but it's of no concern for the United States.
- The rain and wind continue today with wind gusts up to 35 mph on Long Island. No changes to the forecast really as we have dry weather starting on Thursday with lows 70's generally for Thursday and Friday. The cold front comes through Friday night, so only in the upper 50's and breezy/windy on Saturday and then we warm up a little each day heading into next week.
LONG ISLAND FORECAST:
Today: Rainy and windy with highs in the mid 50's. Wind out of the NE at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
Tonight: Windy with periods of showers continuing with lows in the low to mid 50's. Wind out of the NE at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Tomorrow: Cloudy and breezy with scattered showers continuing with highs around 60 degrees. Wind out of the NNE at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
Tomorrow night: Cloudy in the evening with scattered showers ending from west to east around midnight with partial clearing late. Wind out of the N, decreasing to around 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 70's in Nassau and western Suffolk and around 70 degrees for the rest of Suffolk, but upper 60's for the east end. Wind out of the NWW then SW at around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 70's, but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the WSW to SW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, breezy, and much cooler with highs in the upper 50's. Wind out of the NW at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with highs around or just above 60 degrees. Wind out of the W at 10 to 15 mph.
Monday (Columbus Day): Sunny with highs in the mid 60's. Wind generally out of the WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
- 1st image: My 5 day forecast for Long Island
- 2nd image: Projected rainfall (since 2 AM) through tomorrow night from the Weather Prediction Center
- 3rd image: Overview of the tropics from the National Hurricane Center
- 4th image: Euro ensembles for the next 15 days
- 5th image: Projected temperatures with ranges for Long Island for the next 15 days from the Euro ensembles
