Another overnight rainstorm will impact the region tonight with potentially heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms after midnight, with strong southeast winds gusting up to 50 mph.
A wind advisory is in effect for the East End from 10 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday.
A coastal flood warning is in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. There is potential for widespread moderate flooding of vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said in the warning statement issued last night. Inundation of 1 1⁄2 to 2 1⁄2 feet above ground level in vulnerable areas near the shoreline is possible during the first high tide cycle Saturday (1 p.m. for the Peconic River in Riverhead.)
Skies will become partly sunny Saturday afternoon but it will remain windy, with winds shifting to the southwest, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Gusts up to 45 mph are likely throughout the day and up to 40 mph Saturday night and Sunday.
Wintry weather arrives next week. Temperatures Sunday night through the end of the week will be around 5 to as much as 10 degrees below seasonal normals, the National Weather Service said. Daytime highs will stay in the 30s and nighttime lows will dip into the 20s Sunday through Tuesday. Wednesday will see high temperatures only in the upper 20s and lows of 16 to 22 Wednesday night.
The weather service forecast is calling for a chance of snow after midnight Monday night through Tuesday night, with snow likely Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening. No word from the weather service yet on whether there will be any accumulations as a coastal low moves into the local region, where a cold front from the northwest will already be in place.
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