Depending on your location, today was another snowy day with light accumulations. A coastal storm moved offshore and provided some light to moderate snowfall across portions of New Jersey, specifically the shore. Currently, the last bands of snow are rotating over Long Island as the storm moves out to sea and it's impacts come to an end across the region. The next few days will be calmer and cooler, with some blustery winds gusting over 25 miles per hour in spots on Sunday. Temperatures are forecast to range from the low 30's inland, to the mid 30's in the city and closer to the coast. Depending on how much sun and how much wind, some areas could touch the upper 30's especially on Monday or Tuesday. Featured image: Radar depicting snow falling on Eastern Long Island, 2:20am January 9, 2011

Beyond this, the stage becomes set for another potential snowstorm. This has been quite the active pattern this winter, and it's not stopping yet. The storm is expected to move northwestward from the Southeast States towards the Ohio Valley and then reform off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic. Where it reforms, how strong it is, and how strong the primary storm into the Ohio Valley is will have significant impacts on our forecast. That being said, most forecast guidance is showing at least a moderate snowfall for our area. Some models bring the surface low closer, bringing mixing problems to the shore, while other keep it further east with lesser snow amounts. Still, be prepared for the potential snowstorm Tuesday and Wednesday.  Featured image (left): 00z GFS model depicting the storm. It's track is on the east side of the model envelope of forecast tracks at this time.

Today (Sunday): Partly cloudy and blustery with highs near 34. Northwest winds 15 to 20 miles per hour, with some gusts over 25 miles per hour.

Tonight (Sunday Night): Mostly clear, with a low near 22. Northwest winds 10 to 15 miles per hour, with occasional gusts over 15 miles per hour, especially early in the evening.

Need more? See New York Metro Weather's Long Range Forecast for the upcoming week, or view our Technical Forecast Discussion for the more serious weather enthusiasts. For up to the minute details on forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Article by John Homenuk. 2:26am January 09th, 2011.