STORM WATCH: Nor'easter moving away; minor coastal flooding and rain this morning with improving conditions this afternoon
Minor coastal flooding this morning and periods of rain. Watch for debris on the road. Slow improvement this afternoon.
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Our nor’easter will slowly pull away from Long Island today, and conditions will gradually improve over the next 24 hours. We’re not completely finished with the storm just yet. Grab the umbrella and rain boots before heading out this morning, with cloudy skies and periods of rain. There’s also a noticeable chill, with temperatures starting out in the 50s.
We’re also continuing to monitor coastal flooding around Long Island. A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect through 2 p.m., so watch for water on some vulnerable shoreline roads and in low-lying areas around the times of high tide. Give yourself some extra time if you’re traveling through flood-prone communities, and never drive through a flooded roadway.
Conditions will gradually improve this afternoon as the steadier rain moves away. We’ll keep plenty of clouds around, along with a few leftover showers. Winds won’t be too bad, generally around 10 to 20 mph, as the nor’easter continues to move farther away from Long Island.
Tonight brings much quieter weather with mostly cloudy skies and lows in the 50s. Then we finally get some sunshine back Tuesday! Look for partly sunny skies with temperatures warming into the upper 60s to lower 70s.
And the rest of the week is looking great. Wednesday brings plenty of sunshine with highs of 70 to 75 degrees. Thursday stays sunny with temperatures near 75, and Friday also looks dry and sunny with highs in the 70s. After the rain, wind and coastal flooding, we have a much quieter and brighter stretch of weather ahead.
STORM HEADLINES
More rain through this morning, tapers this afternoon
Scattered instances of street flooding are possible through this afternoon. The rain will be light to moderate through this afternoon. Please use extreme caution traveling due to the chance for ponding of water and other storm-related debris on some streets.
Not as windy, but more scattered power outages remain possible
The wind alerts from the National Weather Service have ended. Wind gusts will still be around 15 to 25 mph and that is enough, with a wet ground, already weakened trees and more rain falling, to cause some additional trees, branches and powerlines to come down through this afternoon.
Less impactful high tide, but still minor coastal flooding
A coastal flood advisory is in effect until 2pm today for mostly minor additional coastal flooding during the high tide cycle. Water will still be in the streets in low-lying communities, but not as severe as earlier tides.
