Long Island weather: Wintry mix Tuesday, rain through Friday

Long Islanders could find the Tuesday morning and evening commutes a challenge, as a mix of snow and rain is in the forecast before 9 a.m., with overall rainy and slushy conditions by the late afternoon.

In fact, generally cold and rainy conditions are in Long Island's future through at least Friday before daytime temperatures climb to the mid-50s by Sunday under mostly cloudy skies. according the National Weather Service.

"It's kind of a long period of chances of rain for the week here," said Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist with the weather service's Upton office.

Snow after sunrise on Tuesday could bring accumulation of less than an inch.

As the day warms up to highs in the lower 40s Tuesday, precipitation will transition to rain in the afternoon and linger through the evening, washing away any accumulating snow.

Temperatures rise to the mid-40s on Wednesday and closer to 50 on Thursday.

Ciemnecki said he can’t guarantee this is the last snowfall we’ll see this season.

"We've had plenty of Marches with snow, we've had probably some Aprils with snow," he said. "It's definitely going to feel like spring is starting to come. But I don't know that I would rule out that we're not going to see any more snow yet this year."