Again? Light dusting of snow possible

There may be a little more snow on the way this weekend, but after what Long Island has seen in recent weeks, it shouldn't be anything to worry about, forecasters say.

"Tonight and tomorrow we're looking at possibly getting a light dusting of snow," said Laura Nash, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Upton.

Nash said a pair of "weaker systems" coming from the West could drop up to an inch of snow on the Island.

Otherwise, Nash said, the forecast for the next few days is relatively uneventful. High temperatures Friday night through Sunday will be "near normal" in the mid 30s, and drop to the lower 30s on Monday.

Forecasters did warn of black ice conditions on Long Island roads over the weekend, with snow melting during the day and then re-freezing at night. Friday night's low was expected to be in the mid-20s, Nash said.

Yet another snow storm could reach the Island as early as Tuesday night, but it's still too early to tell how much, if any, snow the region will get.

"We're watching the models for the potential of that," said Nash, adding that the system is tracking "up the Appalachian Mountains" and could result in snow on Long Island from Tuesday into Wednesday, or possibly Wednesday into Thursday.

"It's basically very uncertain," she said.

One thing is for certain: January was the snowiest month on Long Island since modern record keeping began more than 60 years ago. The 34.8 inches of snow that has already fallen this month beat the previous record of 32.5 inches in February of 1967.

With the 19.8 inches that fell in last month's blizzard, this season's total so far is 54.6 inches. The record was set in 1995-96 with 90.75 inches, followed by 2004-05's 78.5 inches.

Right now, this winter is in 11th place, with nearly two months still left before spring.