Long Island weather: Rain ends overnight, clear, cold conditions arriving
The light rain falling on Long Island Tuesday should depart overnight, ushering in cooler air from the north for the end of the work week, forecasters said.
"Periods of rain will continue this evening ahead of an approaching
cold front. The front will pass late, with conditions drying out after midnight," the National Weather Service said in its regional summary Tuesday evening. "A second, stronger cold front will pass on Wednesday, allowing Canadian high pressure to build towards the area through Thursday."
Dry weather continues through the week. Wednesday will be sunny and in the mid 40s . Thursday and Friday will see highs only in the 30s and nighttime lows in the teens or low 20s.
Forecasters say the weekend, so far, looks sunny and warmer, with highs rebounding to the mid to high 40s.
So far this month, temperatures are 6.6 degrees above the average of 38.5 degrees, weather service meterologist Matthew Wunsch calculated. January's average was also warmer by 6.7 degrees. December, however, only topped the average by 1.2 degrees, he said.
How above-average February's temperatures might prove remains a question.
"We might actually get a couple of more cold days, maybe toward the end of the week. That might keep that average down," Wunsch said by telephone.
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