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To do with the whole family. You just got to make sure to bundle up for them, especially today, Jen. But I think at least we're used to it. So we already have the winter gear out and tomorrow you're not going to need it as much. We're in the fifties but the wind will be back. We have, we have a lot of rain coming this week too. So I hope the umbrella is not too far. We're at 44 today. It's not too bad compared to the thirties. We've had the past few days, we actually drop to 33 around midnight and then the temperature starts to climb. So by Sunday morning, we're back in the forties and we'll hit 50 in the afternoon with a little bit more sunshine than the morning time. So here's the futurecast noon. Temperatures not too warm today, but it's December. It's about 10 degrees cooler than an average, but again, we're used to it. We do have some clouds over the course of the evening. I would not be surprised if there's a quick snowflake around midnight or so. Obviously, no accumulations expected because look at your Sunday morning. Temperatures. We're in the forties. We're maybe even in the mid forties for Sunday morning out east. And that's because of a stiff wind coming in throughout the day. Sunshine returns in the afternoon. It's not totally sunny in the afternoon, but we're close to 50 overall. One of our best days we've had in a while. So, enjoy Monday morning starts off. Ok. We're near freezing, but we've got lots of sunshine and then this rain comes for the evening commute on Monday. So that is your first round of rain that you need to know about will be Monday evening commute. Light to steady showers. It is gonna be gross and we're guaranteeing it. We're also so guaranteeing a lot of rain on Wednesday, there's a no easter that's developing for Wednesday. We'll see there is a risk here for some localized flooding depending on where the core of this storm tracks right now. It looks like the odds are better for Suffolk County and even toward New England, I'll show you the rain forecast for Monday, pretty modest amounts, maybe a half of an inch at the most. But then Wednesday two, maybe three inches of rain. So I'm highlighting that in red because I do anticipate that to be a mess. Temperatures are in the fifties for the start of the work week and then cooler to finish it off. Ok, Alex. Thank you.

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Police say it happened shortly after 3 a.m. when a 2012 Chevy Suburban, driven by 49-year-old Kenneth Young, was traveling eastbound in the right lane when he lost control of the vehicle.

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Brooklyn man was killed in a crash on the Long Island Expressway just after three this morning. Police say the 49 year old was heading east when he lost control of his Chevy suburban and flipped over near exit 40. The SUV then hit a delivery van that was pulled over to the side of the expressway. The suburban was then hit by a tractor trailer. The eastbound lie was shut down for nearly seven hours between exits 39 to 41. The road reopened a little after 10 a.m.

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Drivers need to take it slow this morning and should leave extra time for their commute.

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But I do want to check in uh Saet. It's where my colleague, uh Liz Burke is who is uh getting a look at what it looks like over there, Liz. Thank you, Jonathan. Good morning. And we are now along south or a road in inside it at the BP gas station here talking to drivers. They tell me they are being careful while driving. They say in this area specifically, it hasn't been too bad for them. They are of course following the speed limit and doing what they can to stay safe. Now, officials from the town of Oyster Bay tell us they had trucks in every area of the township an inch to an inch and a half of snow fell mainly in the center of Long Island between Hempstead Turnpike and Jericho Turnpike. The DPW says it is not a plowing operation. Rather salt and sand are being used to treat the roads to prevent or melt icy patches and improve traction. We brought people in around 2 a.m. started laying in salt and sand around 230 we're going to be doing that for the next four hours at least. Uh We have about 40 pieces of equipment over the road from the north shore to the south shore and it is bit of a slushy and slow commute this morning. So I do suggest that you leave yourself extra time if you do have to drive, heading to work, heading to school. And later today, the DPW tells us that the wind will be the next concern because we may see down trees or branches reporting in Lib news. 12 Long Island. I'm going to send it over to Alex Calamia with another check on the weather.

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Jupiter takes 12 Earth years to complete one orbit, but one day on the planet is only nine hours long. 

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Well, you may have noticed a really bright star looking object in the sky during our cold nights of December. It's actually not a star at all. It's the planet Jupiter, the large gaseous giant is actually gonna be in opposition this weekend. And you know what, that is the best time to view the planet. It's when the sun earth and Jupiter all line up. It's almost like viewing the full moon where is going to be opposite of the sun and at the opposition, it's actually gonna be closest to earth. This actually happens the day before. So it's gonna look fabulous. It's not that rare. It happens annually roughly every 13 months due to the orbital differences between us and some of the outer planets. In fact, it takes 12 earth years for Jupiter to make one orbit around the sun. But we are looking at like I said, closest approach happening on December 6th where it'll be just 380 million miles away, but it's going to be shining so brightly magnitude of minus 2.8. And you know, when you have a negative magnitude number like that, it's going to be nice and bright and easily seen just with the naked eye. But if you have a small telescope, you'll be able to see some of those beautiful details. And you'll also be able to view some of Jupiter's moons. But on the number seventh, it'll be in the constellation Taurus, which is right here and it will be visible all night. It actually rises with the setting sun and will set with the rising sun in the morning. Best viewed overhead close to about midnight. But keep in mind, temperatures are gonna be very cold throughout the weekend. So layer up, bundle up happy star gazing everyone in the weather center. I'm Storm Watch t meteorologist Michelle Powers.

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We're tracking a few storms through the month, but will it be cold enough for a White Christmas? Here's an early look. 

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STORM WATCH: The outlook for December is stormy. Here is an early look

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We're on storm watch for Thursday. We have rain and then snow showers and a lot of wind. But there is more weather on the way. So this first storm passes through actually kind of weak because the low pressure is all the way up in Canada and it gives us windy and cold weather behind it. That's gonna probably be the biggest issue is the wind but also some snow squalls too. But a parade of storms is on the way. We have much warmer weather next week. So all rain with the second storm and possibly another storm right behind it. This third storm could be even stronger, but we just don't have the details yet regardless. Here's the thing. Yes, we have more storms, but we do have more warm weather coming through at least the middle of the month and it's all because of the polar vortex. So what you're seeing here is the North Pole, we're down here, the branch of cold air from this polar vortex. You see the low pressure system is going to start pulling away into Asia next week. So it's going to allow some warmer weather, but stormier weather to come in. You see these little ripples, each one is an opportunity for a storm system to ride up along it. So this is next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, you see that polar vortex builds over Russia and kind of stays away from our pocket of the world, at least for a while. But you move into next weekend. Look at this, we do have some more storm systems coming in of the west coast of the United States. So that does bring us into Christmas week before. You know it, historically, the odds of a white Christmas at least an inch of snow on the ground is very low for New York City, Long Island. Most of New Jersey, that risk is 10% or less once you get north of 287 now you start getting into a 20 to 30 or even better chance of a white Christmas, which means snow either falling or on the ground, but it's been a long time. So that's climatologically. Those are your odds of seeing a white Christmas. But the last time we actually did it in Bridgeport, Connecticut, we had a trace of snow on the ground back in 2021 for I slip. It has been 10 years. You have to go back to 2013. It's been 15 years for the rest of us, Newark JFK Central Park. Last time those observation stations recorded a white Christmas was 2009 this year. Yes, we do have a decent chance for at least one storm system to push through the country on Christmas week. But the odds of temperatures being below average is looking less likely. So if we do see a storm system, it could be rain, but we still have some time to track it. The odds are not in our favor.

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