Special Weather Statement Issued For Long Island

The National Weather Service has issued the following special weather statement for Long Island:

Patchy dense fog will occur over the Tri-State from time to time into the early morning hours, before increasing winds and rain cause the fog to dissipate overnight. Visibilities will be highly variable over the Tri-State into the overnight hours, but will reach 1/2 mile or less at times. Motorists should be on the look
out for rapidly changing visibilities and if they encounter dense fog, reduce speed and use low beam headlights.

Here's the full forecast:

Monday Night: Drizzle or light rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 52 by 4am. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain, mainly before 10am. Temperature rising to near 53 by 9am, then falling to around 49 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 13 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Rain, snow, and sleet likely, becoming all rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.