Long Island Weather Patterns

Long Island is a typical Northeastern Coastal town in the United States when it comes to weather patterns. The winters can be brutal and cold but they are also beautiful with their big blankets of snow enveloping the landscape. The Atlantic coast areas of the Long Island shores have a weather pattern dictated by the ocean breeze that makes it cooler in the summers than inland where dense population creates a heated and more humid effect. The eastern most tip of Long Island can be as much as 20 degrees cooler than those areas to the western end because of the way the eastern side sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Long Island weather is often plagued by hurricanes and other ocean type storms that can be quite brutal. Summers are hot and humid because of the high water content in the air. Spring and fall are famous all along the eastern coastline because they bring not only the most temperate of weather in the region but also the most vibrant displays of color as the seasons change, although very rare tornados are possible in Long Island. In the winter the majority of the snow tends to fall inland away from the ocean where snow often turns to rain and slush. Typical snow accumulation is just a few inches but massive snow falls of up to a foot or more often occur several times during the winter season.

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