Frigid temperatures settle over Long Island, forecasters say
The remnants of Friday's winter storm did not deter folks from going out for a walk in the brisk air Saturday on the boardwalk at Long Beach. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
With the season’s first major snowfall out of the way, Long Islanders should brace themselves for a frigid week as an arctic air mass moves through the area.
Along with an unseasonably cold week, rain is expected before 9 a.m. Sunday and while the thermometer will read 42 degrees, the wind chill will make the temperatures feel roughly 10 degrees lower, according to the National Weather Service. There is a 90% chance of showers that will continue into the evening.
The week will start out with frostier than normal temperatures. A cold front is expected to sweep across Nassau and Suffolk counties on Sunday night and temperatures will struggle to get above freezing on Monday, according to Nelson Vaz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
"People need to take heed protecting exposed pipes and areas prone to freezing," Vaz warned.
Monday’s temperatures may hit a high of 32 but will then dip to 12 degrees overnight.
Expect even more bone-chilling temperatures on Tuesday, with the wind chill making temperatures feel closer to zero, Naz said. The forecast calls for a high of 18 degrees on Tuesday and overnight lows hovering around 8 degrees.
Wednesday will hit a high of 32 degrees and weather on Thursday and Friday will bring some relief, with a high near 39 degrees and partly to sunny skies.
Naz said weather for this time of year is usually in the 40s, with lows in the mid to upper 20s.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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