Black Friday weather: Mostly sunny skies, chilly temperatures
Dave Loehle, of Shirley, and his daughter Faith Loehle, of Washington D.C., play fetch with their family dog Nova, on the beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley. Credit: James Carbone
Long Island shoppers can look forward to mostly sunny skies this Black Friday as dry – albeit chilly – conditions will continue into the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
High temperatures will reach the upper 40s before dipping into the low to mid 20s on most of the Island Friday night.
Saturday will see highs in the 40s under mostly sunny skies, with lows again in the low to mid 20s.
There’s a slight chance of rain Sunday afternoon, and rain is likely Sunday night.
“We’re not expecting it to be too heavy,” said Jim Connolly, a meteorologist in the Upton office of the National Weather Service.
Highs will be in the lower 50s Sunday with lows in the upper 30s, so the rain is not expected to bring about icy conditions.
“We’re looking at just plain rain,” said Joe Pollina, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.
Rain will taper off Monday morning. The high will be around 50 with windier conditions.
Tuesday will be colder, with highs in the lower 40s, where they will remain for much of the week.
“It will be cooler, lower than normal temperatures the rest of the week,” Pollina said. “And dry, at least through Thursday.”
The dry conditions on Thanksgiving were welcomed following a period of rain Wednesday. The highs across Long Island reached the 50s, and balloon-friendly winds kept the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade running smoothly in Manhattan.
Traffic conditions were also ideal Thursday, despite it being the most heavily traveled weekend of the year, said Robert Sinclair, a spokesman for AAA Northeast.
"Those who waited until [Thanksgiving morning] did well," Sinclair said of travelers.
AAA estimates the worst time to be on the roads the rest of the weekend will be between 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday, as holiday travelers begin to make their way home, the agency said in a news release.
With Grant Parpan
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