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LI Weather: Frosty Temps Expected Across Region Tuesday

See just how cold it's expected to be this week on Long Island.

Residents heading back to work Tuesday will be hit with a frigid blast of cold temperatures.
Residents heading back to work Tuesday will be hit with a frigid blast of cold temperatures. (Lisa Finn / Patch)

LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island residents can expect some frosty temps on Tuesday across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

According to John Murray, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Upton, temperatures will drop into the mid-to-upper teens Monday night and continue into Tuesday, with highs only in the mid-to-low 20s.

Tuesday night, Long Islanders will see "single digits," from 7 degrees to the mid-teens for much of Long Island, he said.

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On Wednesday, temperatures will "start to rebound," with highs in the upper 30s and lows trending warmer, Murray said. That trend is expected to continue Wednesday, with temperatures in the mid-40s, he said.

Another Arctic air mass is expected to settle into the area for the weekend, with lows trending downward Thursday night in the low-to-mid 20s, Murray said. On Friday, temperatures will get progressively colder, with highs only in the teens to about 20 degrees on Saturday and upper teens on Sunday, he said.

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