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Police say the fire started from an arcing wire.  

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I'm meteorologist Rich Hoffman. You're hyper local weather forecast. After the wet weekend, we had a dry morning with a lot of sunshine. Now, throughout the rest of our day, increasing clouds, it will become mostly cloudy and it is a bit breezy winds westerly at 10 to 15 MPH and it's mild. Temperatures are a few degrees above average and high temperatures today are in the fifties tonight, 34 degrees clouds evening. So heading out this evening, temperatures, mid forties and then by the time you wake up on your Tuesday morning, temperatures around 34 degrees. So it is turning colder over the next 24 hours, clouds are on the increase. We've had some breaks of sunshine this afternoon, but more clouds building through. There's a front through upstate New York, a little bit of rain and snow showers here as this approaches. Long Island clouds will move in right now. It comes through dry. There may be a quick Sprinkle tonight for the first part. Then after midnight, sky is clear and that colder weather comes in for tomorrow. So here's what we have through this evening. The evening rush hour is dry with the clouds. Here's our forecast for warm 47 degrees around five o'clock, 45 at 9 p.m. And then 39 by the time you go to two o'clock in the morning. So there's the colder weather into tomorrow morning, those west northwest winds to start off the day on Tuesday. So the evening rush hour once again will be dry, mostly cloudy skies here at five o'clock temperatures mid and upper forties towards 8 to 9 o'clock, a slight chance of a Sprinkle over the east end. Otherwise, the clouds are giving way to clearing skies and to start off the morning hours of your Tuesday, you'll start off with sunshine and temperatures in the thirties. Now, just like today. Sunshine in the morning, clouds coming in Tuesday afternoon, highs are colder, topping out to a high 45 degrees Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday and Thursday, highs only in the lower forties. Our next threat of rain now coming in towards Sunday, Sunday morning through the midday into the afternoon. Some wet weather with some gusty winds recapping. Today, highs are in the fifties, mostly cloudy skies. Breezy. It's mild. Then tonight turning colder lows are in the thirties. There's that extended forecast. We are watching the colder weather. Then this rain coming in Sunday into Monday and don't forget tonight, winter weather ready. Our special at 730

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Officials: Downed wire causes 4 cars to go up in flames in Amityville 

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Assessing the damage in Amityville this morning where a downed wire set four cars on fire and 1/5 vehicle was also damaged. News twelve's Jen sling is on the scene with the very latest, Jen Yes. Still quite the scene. This morning, we have seen people stopping, slowing down and staring at this aftermath. You can tell that these cars they are destroyed and the homeowners off camera tell me luckily no one was injured. All these cars were parked on the driveway last night, but let's get right to the scene what it looked like last night, four cars in total caught on fire. This happened on Albany Avenue in Amy Suffolk. Fire officials tell us that all started from an arcing downed wire this morning. The residents tell me they heard the crackling and popping noises. Calls came in a little after midnight and again, like you said, they are currently assessing the damage. But you could tell those four cars on this driveway are destroyed. Again. The homeowners tell me luckily no one was injured, there's five cars all damaged, but you could tell the four really severely damaged currently no power but again, no injuries So that's the best news we can hear from here, back to you guys, for sure. Thank you.

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