Long Island weather forecast: Warmer Tuesday but wintry mix Wednesday

Snow, rain and a wintry mix are forecast for this week, according to the National Weather Service, and Tuesday will bring a warm day but a bitter cold night.

Tuesday may see highs again in the 40s, but Tuesday night is forecast to see lows in the 20s, with wind chills ranging from single digits out east to the teens through the rest of Long Island, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dominic Ramunni on Monday afternoon. 

Wednesday will be cloudy with a high of 34 degrees. More light snow is forecast for Wednesday night through Thursday morning, with another 1 to 2 inches possible, before it turns to rain during the day Thursday. 

"It could certainly cause some travel issues Thursday morning, but as we move into Thursday morning, it should rapidly improve and rain would wash away any of that slush," Ramunni said. "We should return to more typical weather for early February. We're not done with winter just yet, but it doesn’t look like a big snow maker for now."

Additional light snow is possible this weekend as another storm approaches the region, forecasters said. Rain and snow may return Saturday after 1 p.m. and linger through Sunday Super Bowl parties.

With Maureen Mullarkey

By John Asbury

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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.