Three-day forecast for northeast Suffolk
National Weather Service in New York (4:53 a.m.)

Winter storm watch in effect

Today   Sunny and windy. Cold with highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 4 below.

Tonight   Mostly clear in the evening…then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph…decreasing to 20 mph after midnight.

Sunday   Partly sunny in the morning…then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night   Snow. Moderate snow accumulation. Brisk with lows in the mid 20s. North winds around 5 mph…increasing to northeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Monday   Snow and freezing rain in the morning…then snow and freezing rain with sleet likely in the afternoon. Additional moderate snow accumulation. Blustery with highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in the afternoon. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Monday Night   Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow…sleet and freezing rain in the evening…then mostly clear after midnight. Blustery and much colder with lows zero to 5 above zero. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.

Satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Jan. 31, 2015

 

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