Great River, NY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Clear 27°F
Feels Like 19°F  
Humidity 53% Dew Point 12°F Wind NW 7 MPH Gusts 15 Barometer 29.81 in.
Report from a personal weather station 2.6 mi. WNW of central Great River
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Mostly Clear, Low 24F
 
24
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Sunny, High 35F, Low 25F
35
25
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Cloudy, High 42F, Low 27F
42
27
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Snow, High 33F, Low 17F
70%
33
17
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Mostly Sunny, High 30F, Low 22F
30
22
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 26F
34
26
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 44F, Low 35F
44
35

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 35°F to 44°F. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 44°F with lows around 30°F.

This Date in Weather History

1932 - Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.

More on this and other weather history

Great River, NY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 11

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Friday Dec 12

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. West wind 13 to 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then snow. Low around 27. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Dec 14

Snow

Day: Snow likely before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday Dec 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.


About Great River, NY

Great River is a suburban hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is situated approximately 50 miles (80 km) (55 mi driving) east of New York City on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay, protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Fire Island. Great River's name is a translation of "Connetquot," an Algonquian word for "Great River." Prior to the 1900s Great River was primarily home to wealthy families on mansion estates. The population was 2,005 at the time of the 2020 census. Great River's buildings include a New York City–style steak house in a turn of the century (20th) Public house, a delicatessen, a rural delivery post office and the Great River Fire Department.

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