Forecast: Chilly Monday after LI sets a record high for warmth
Joe DiPaola, 15, fishes for bass at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon on Sunday. Joe Jr. and his father said they took advantage of the warm weather to get out of the house. Credit: James Carbone
Long Island hit a record high for warmth Sunday when the mercury hit 68 degrees in Islip, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
In a tweet, the service said similar temperatures in the high 60s set records around the region.
The average high for Jan. 12 at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip is 38 degrees, according to the weather service. The record high in Islip for Jan. 12 was 58 degrees, set in 2018. The record low is -4 degrees, set in 1981.
Winter will make its comeback Sunday night with a low of about 33 degrees, which is chilly but still about 10 degrees higher than the average low. Gusty winds will calm down but it will still be breezy.
Monday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 40s, but the wind chill could make it feel like the mid 20s.
Tuesday will start out mild, with partly sunny skies and a high of 45. The day carries a 30% chance of rain after 1 p.m. and rising to a 50% at night, the weather service said.
Wednesday will again be unseasonably warm with sunny skies and a high in the low 50s with a chance of showers overnight.
Thursday’s forecast calls for a 30% chance of rain before noon, partly sunny skies and a high near 45. Friday will feel much more like a typical January day with sunny skies and a high temperature near freezing.
Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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