Long Island weather forecast: No snow but brutal cold

Jim Shi shovels snow from his driveway outside his home in Medford on Monday. Credit: Newsday / James Carbone
Although Long Island is not expected to see more snowfall this week, continuing frigid temperatures could bring about frostbite and freezing pipes, meteorologists say.
Temperatures on Tuesday will struggle to get out of the teens, with lows that could be between 7 and 10 degrees on much of Long Island and in the teens on the South Fork, according to the National Weather Service.
The average low for the date in Islip is 24 degrees.
The high temperature Tuesday could range from the upper teens into the lower 20s, forecasters say. Winds could be between 10 and 15 mph.
“When factoring a breeze that we’ve been kind of having lingering around, it might feel like it's around zero by early morning or after daybreak when everyone's heading off to work and school,” David Stark, a meteorologist with the weather service, said Monday evening.
The prolonged frigid temperatures come after a winter storm on Sunday dumped approximately 2 to 4 inches of snow onto the region and left behind slippery roads on Monday. At the Long Island MacArthur Airport, the weather service said that 2.3 inches of snow fell, the highest amount since 3½ inches piled up last year on Feb. 17, Newsday reported.
Snow might continue to be on the ground into the weekend, particularly in places that don’t get much sunlight, forecasters said.
And with the continuing cold, forecasters are urging people on Long Island to take precautions.
“Make sure you're wearing hats and gloves if you're going to be outside for any long duration,” said Stark in a phone interview. He added that poorly insulated water pipes and infrastructure may freeze as well.
On Wednesday, wind chill values of around 0 degrees are predicted for Long Island with just slightly higher numbers on the South Fork, the weather service said.
The high that day will struggle to get into the 20s. Thursday is expected to see much of the same conditions, with lows in the mid to upper teens.
Nearing the end of the week, the cold temperatures might start to abate -- at least a little. On Friday, the temperature could go slightly above the freezing mark of 32 degrees.
"The highs don't look like they’re going to be much higher than 32 or 33 by Friday," said Stark. "So, the main story is it's going to be cold."

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