STORM WATCH: Steady rain ends across Long Island; wet, slick roads linger overnight
Rain is tapering off from west to east over the next few hours, but use caution traveling with lingering ponding of water and wet leaves on roads.
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STORM WATCH UPDATE: RAIN ENDS THIS EVENING
Rain and thunderstorms have been off and on all day across Long Island with the hardest hit areas in eastern Suffolk County as expected. Slick travel is all over Nassau and Suffolk Counties though due to wet roads and wet leaves making conditions a bit more slippery. The last push of steady rain is moving from west to east across Long Island now. Most of Long Island will begin to dry out before 11 p.m., but the East End can still see showers through shortly after midnight.
So, while the worst of today's rain is behind us, just use caution traveling tonight as it is tougher to see where standing water is during night and visibility can still be low at times until the scattered rain completely ends.
The futurecast below shows the rain tapering off tonight on Long Island:
TODAY'S RAIN: RADAR ESTIMATED TOTALS
There is a wide range of rain totals across Long Island today. As you can see, areas of eastern Suffolk County got hit the hardest, with around 2 to 4 inches of rain in those areas.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: Scattered rain ends, mostly before 11 p.m., but some showers can linger across the East End through shortly after midnight. Partial clearing into Saturday morning with low temperatures in the mid-50s. Wind: southwest to northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY: Sun and clouds with a spotty shower possible. Most of the day is dry. Breezy at times. Highs around 64 degrees. Lows near 42 degrees.
SUNDAY: Sun and clouds. Breezy. Highs around 60 degrees. Lows near 44 degrees.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 59 degrees. Lows near 40 degrees.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. Breezy. Highs around 62 degrees. Lows near 43 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: VETERANS DAY -- Mostly sunny. Highs around 61 degrees. Lows near 38 degrees.
THURSDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 55 degrees. Lows near 37 degrees.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain showers possible. Highs around 50 degrees. Lows near 36 degrees.
