LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island is expected to see some wet skies starting Wednesday and lasting through Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
But according to Jay Engel at the NWS office in Upton, the rains won't be torrential. “It doesn't look like a lot of rain,” he said, adding that some pockets, especially in eastern Long Island, could see moderate rainfall.
“It doesn't look like a big flood,” he said.
Long Island can expect about a quarter-inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain during the rest of the week, with most areas seeing a quarter-inch to a half-inch, Engel said.
There is a coastal flood statement in effect for Nassau County's western South Shore and Queens bays Wednesday morning during the high tide cycle and for subsequent high tide cycles thereafter, Engel said. That's because of the “persistent northeast wind that's going to build up the water gradually over time as low pressure gradually moves east and northeast off the coast late this week,” he said.
Temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal, in the 70s, with lows in the 60s, for the rest of the week. Cloud cover will keep temperatures rising into the 80s, Engel said.
The rain will be caused by high pressure in the northeast and another area of low pressure in the east. The pressure difference between the two will cause onshore wind, he said. The weather will only be indirectly related to the recent storms in the Carolinas, Engel said.
