Long Island Forecast: Snow Promises to Make Mess of Monday Commute

Snow will pick up in intensity as Sunday night progresses, which means Long Islanders will wake up on the second day of spring with several inches of the white stuff on the ground.

Here are the latest details on the storm:

• A winter weather advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday for Nassau County and western Suffolk County. A total of 2-6 inches of snow is likely in those areas, with the lowest amounts expected in Nassau, the National Weather Service says.
• A winter storm warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday for eastern Suffolk County (east of the William Floyd Parkway). A total of 4-6 inches of snow is expected for that most of that area. Montauk and the extreme South Fork could see up to 8 inches.
• The snow will taper off from southwest to northeast Monday morning. It will likely not end until mid-morning on Long Island so the rush hour commute may be a mess.

See the latest NWS snowfall total projection maps here.

Once the snow is out of the way, we can look forward to some more spring-like temperatures later this week. Here's the full forecast:

• Monday- Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Monday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
• Tuesday- Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
• Tuesday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. Southwest wind around 16 mph.
• Wednesday- Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
• Wednesday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
• Thursday- Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
• Thursday Night- A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%.