The Winter Storm Warning has been adjusted to end at 1pm Monday. Hazardous driving conditions are expected during this time. Today, wind, snow, and sleet will create slipper conditions and reduce visibility to less than 1/4 a mile at times.

1 PM UPDATE 4 to 8 inches of snow has fallen across the island with visibility down to less than 0.5 of a mile. Temperatures are in the mid teens and wind gusts are occasionally reaching 20-40 mph. 1 to 2 inches of snow per hour expected this afternoon. Sleet is expected to begin around 4 pm.

The News 12 Storm Watch Team is forecasting a total of 6 to 12 inches of snow today, which is the highest snowfall since the Jan. 29, 2022 blizzard on Long Island. A few isolated spots could see more than a foot of snow. The highest totals will likely be on the north shore.

Around 4 p.m. winds will pick up from the east to more than 30 mph at times and the snowstorm will transition into a sleet storm. This will make the snow even heavier and more difficult to clean up this evening. Sleet pellets will also make conditions more slippery and it will weigh the snowpack down. If freezing rain occurs, this could weigh down powerlines and tree branches and increase the risk for power outages tonight, but freezing rain is expected to be limited.

Wintry mix will end around midnight tonight with just isolated flurried expected overnight into early Monday morning.

Flurries are expected on Monday as the storm comes to an end. A few flurries could return on Thursday, but at this time major weather is not expected for the rest of the week. However, temperatures will remain below freezing for the entire 10 day forecast and temperatures will be in the teens and single digits each night. Wind chills will be dangerously low and snow melt will be limited. Any snow that melts from sunshine will instantly become black ice on untreated pavement.