Our coldest air of the season arrives on the island this afternoon and dangerous cold settles in for tonight.

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for Nassau and Suffolk counties will be in effect from Saturday 1 p.m. through Sunday 1 p.m. Wind advisory for Nassau and Suffolk counties will be in effect until noon Sunday

Please use caution traveling this weekend with icy conditions from snow showers developing, paired with wind chills below zero and 30-40 mph wind gusts today.

Snow showers will be spotty today across the island with the best chance for additional accumulation east of Islip. 1-2 inches of snow is possible there in longer lasting snow squalls.

Temperatures will drop into the teens this afternoon with wind chill values dropping below zero. This evening will be dangerously cold. Low temperatures tonight are near 0, but with wind gusts around 30mph, it will feel like -15F.

Sunday is sunny, breezy, and very cold. Wind chills in the morning are at least -10F below zero and will remain near 0F for most of the day. High temperatures are in the teens.

Monday morning will also have wind chills well below zero, but conditions improve on Tuesday with high temperatures returning to the mid 30s. A few snow showers are possible on Wednesday & we are keeping an eye on a storm for Presidents Weekend, although at this time the risk is low.