New record high temperature set in Islip
Claire Lamberti of Shirley walks along the Smith Point Beach pavillion early Wednesday morning. Credit: Tom Lambui
A record high temperature was set in Islip on Wednesday, breaking a mark set 25 years ago, according to the National Weather Service.
But cooler temperatures are on the way.
Wednesday's temperature hit 65 degrees, breaking the previous record — set in 1998 — by one degree, according to Dominic Ramunni, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton. Wednesday also matched the previous record high temperature of 66 for Central Park, a mark last reached in 1950, he said.
"We've been in a pattern with all this mild air coming in from the south and east," Ramunni said. "The jet stream has been further north than we are used to this time of the year. It's been quite an unusual stretch."
A cold front, however, was due to land Wednesday night into Thursday, ushering in a cooler air mass, forecasters said.
"That’s when we see some cooler temperatures getting back in here but it looks like we are still above-normal through the weekend," said James Tomasini, another weather service meteorologist.
There is an outside chance for rain Thursday night into Friday, the weather service said, with shower chances increasing on Friday. The high will be about 47 Friday, the weather service said.
Chillier air is forecast to move in over the weekend and into next week. Daytime highs will be around 43 Saturday and Sunday, and through Tuesday, despite the sunshine, and lows at night will be just below freezing.
Early next week, a wintry mix could be in the offing for the region, the weather service said.
"Look for a weak system to move through Sunday night into the first half of Monday. Temperatures for frozen precip will be marginal at the coast … mainly snow inland, and at least snow to a wintry mix and rain for the city and the coast. At this time there is no evidence that this system can grab sufficient gulf moisture and intensify before it gets off the coast and over the gulf stream. Thus, any precip looks to be rather light," the weather service said in its Wednesday night forecast discussion.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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