Plan ahead for extra travel time and use extreme caution when traveling this morning. Airports may see significant delays and driving can certainly be problematic in the morning.

There will be periods of moderate to heavy rain, a chance of a thunderstorm, potentially damaging wind gusts and coastal flooding along the south shore. This may occur during high tide in the morning from around 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.

It is simply going to be a rough morning of weather on Long Island on Friday. Temperatures will not be an issue early on - highs will occur in the morning in the upper 50s with the wind and rain. There is a chance that a new record high temperature will be set in the morning.

Once the afternoon arrives, the weather will quiet down a bit. Steady rain tapers off to just a few spotty showers, and the strongest of the wind will start to diminish. That said, gusts between 30 and 45 mph will still be possible in the afternoon, leading to additional scattered power outages. It will also start to feel colder quickly.

Temperatures will quickly turn colder into early Friday evening. The strong wind will help dry the ground, but any lingering standing water in the evening can refreeze. This means areas of icy conditions will be possible through early Saturday morning.

On top of that, temperatures will feel as if they are in the teens on Friday night.

The weekend overall will be nice ahead of another very cold start to next week. As of now, there are no major travel concerns weather-wise ahead of the holidays, but some light mixed rain and snow showers are possible on Tuesday. Christmas Day can also have a few rain showers late in the day, but no major storms are expected next week at this time.

Have a great night and be sure to stay with News 12 all day on Friday for the very latest Storm watch forecast and live weather conditions in the morning.

OVERNIGHT: STORM WATCH -- Mostly cloudy with rain developing. The bulk of the rain doesn't move in until around 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. Becoming windy. Wind: South 15 to 25 mph with gusts approaching 45 mph. Lows near 46 degrees will rise several degrees overnight.

FRIDAY: STORM WATCH -- It will be a rough morning commute weather-wise. Periods of moderate to heavy rain with a thunderstorm chance. Strong wind with scattered gusts around 40 to 60 mph out of the south. Minor to moderate coastal flooding during the morning along the south shore. Minor street flooding in poor drainage areas.

Expect power outages. Highs will be in the upper 50s in the morning. The rain will taper off to spotty showers by afternoon. Temperatures will drop quickly in the afternoon, approaching freezing by early to mid-evening. Any standing water can refreeze, leading to icy spots Friday evening through early Saturday morning. Use caution! Lows near 26 degrees will feel like the teens.

SATURDAY: Areas of patchy black ice will be possible in the early morning. Sun and clouds. Highs around 44 degrees. Lows near 36 degrees.

SUNDAY: WINTER BEGINS AT 10:03 A.M. — Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 47 degrees. Lows near 24 degrees. MONDAY: MUCH COLDER — Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 36 degrees. Lows near 25 degrees. TUESDAY: MIXED SHOWERS — Mostly cloudy with mixed snow and rain showers possible in the morning. Light rain showers will continue to be possible in the afternoon. Highs near 42 degrees. Lows near 33 degrees. WEDNESDAY: CHRISTMAS EVE -- Sun and clouds. Highs around 45 degrees. Lows near 28 degrees. THURSDAY: CHRISTMAS DAY -- Sun and clouds. A few late-day rain showers are possible. Highs around 43 degrees. Lows near 33 degrees.