LONG ISLAND, NY — A storm in the forecast for late in the week could possibly bring some wet snow to parts of New York — but Long Islanders are likely to see all rain, according to the National Weather Service.
According to Brian Ciemnecki, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Upton, the precipitation is expected to begin in the late afternoon Thursday, with some showers earlier in the day that "can't be ruled out," he said.
The rain is expected to last across Long Island through all of Friday, before the low begins to move out Saturday, when some "leftover precipitation" may linger, he said.
Ciemnecki said some snow could mix in with rain toward the "end of the system," for some parts of New York.
Chances for New York City seeing any of those flakes are "on the very, very low end," Ciemnecki said, with the wet snow expected in northern areas including Connecticut, upstate New York and possibly Westchester County.
Long Islanders, he said, can expect "all rain, everywhere" across the region, Ciemnecki said.
About 1 to 2 inches of rain are expected so far, Ciemnecki said, with 25 to 30 mile per hour winds, mainly out of the north, starting out in the east of Long Island and becoming more northerly — and with gusts of up 25 to 3o miles per hour possible, he said.
"It will be breezy," Ciemnecki said.
Although it's too soon to ascertain, Ciemnecki said some minor coastal flooding could evolve.
Temperatures during the storm Thursday should reach highs in the 50s to 60 degrees; on Friday, highs will hover in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees; and on Saturday, highs will be in the upper 40s, Ciemnecki said.
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