Icy Roads Expected for Tuesday Morning Commute

The half-inch or so of rain that fell on Long Island Monday is poised to turn into a sheet of ice overnight.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Long Island and New York City, warning that standing water left over from the rain could refreeze on untreated roads and walkways after midnight.

The high temperature reached the high-30s on Monday, but the mercury will plunge overnight, with the temperature in the mid-20s during the Tuesday morning commute, according to the NWS.

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The high will be near 28 on Tuesday, but the wind chill will make it feel like 10-15 degrees. Things remain cold, but dry, on Wednesday with a high near 30.

Accuweather.com says a warm up is coming next week (we hope they are right), with temperatures an average of 10 to perhaps 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.

“During next week, the jet stream will set up in such a way as to keep arctic air bottled up across central and northern Canada and will allow mild Pacific air to flow from west to east across much of the United States,“ said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather.com chief long-range meteorologist.

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