Blizzard warning is in effect.

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

Today   Cloudy…snow…mainly this afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Brisk with highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chill values as low as 9 below this morning.

Tonight   Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Very windy with lows around 19. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph…increasing to west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 2 below after midnight.

Sunday   Snow in the morning…then sunny with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Strong winds and cold. Near steady temperature around 20. Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 5 below.

Sunday Night   Clear and very windy. Colder with lows around 3 above. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind chill values as low as 21 below.

Monday   Sunny and windy. Cold with highs around 14. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning. Wind chill values as low as 22 below.

Monday Night   Mostly clear and brisk. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.

Satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Feb. 14, 2015

 

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