LI Weather: How Much Snow Fell, What's Expected For Saturday

See what the snowfall totals have been so far in your area.

By Administrator

Published on 12/27/2025 14:43

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Long Islanders will be waking up to snowy vistas Saturday morning. (Olivia Booth/Patch)

LONG ISLAND, NY — When all was said and done, Friday's winter storm brought less of an accumulation of snow than expected, according to the National Weather Service.

According to Brian Ciemnecki, meteorologist with the NWS office in Upton, the snow is winding down, with a winter storm warning only remaining up for Suffolk County through 10 a.m.

"Otherwise, the snow is pretty much coming to an end here," he said. "The snow came in last evening really hard and heavy for much of the island and then, became a lighter snowfall from 10 or 11 p.m. on — most places saw good front-end dumping," he said.

Snowfall totals were a bit lower than expected because of q minor shift in the track and some warm air that changed some snow to sleet, bringing the totals down a bit, he said.

Although the snow will come to an end Saturday morning, the day will remain cloudy with temperatures in the low to mid 30s. "We won't see a lot of melting today," Ciemnecki said. "Anything that does melt should freeze quickly tonight."

Temperatures Saturday night should hover in the teens, he said.

Sunday will bring a slight warmup, with temperatures in the low 40s — on Monday those temps will rise to the lower 50s with rain expected to wash away some of the snow, he said.

Here are snowfall totals for Long Island as of about 1:41 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Suffolk County

North Patchogue: 6.8 inches

Hampton Bays: 6.5 inches

Sag Harbor: 6.0 inches

Orient: 6.0 inches

Babylon: 5.8 inches

Flanders: 5.8 inches

Islip Airport: 5.6 inches

Ridge: 5.6 inches

Upton (NWS Office) 5.5 inches

Nesconset: 5.1 inches