Showers arrive overnight on Long Island with some more rain to start Saturday
Keep an umbrella with you early Friday morning and again Saturday morning, but neither day is going to be a complete washout.
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TONIGHT
Clouds increase with scattered mostly light rain showers overnight, ending between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friday from west to east. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s overnight and early Friday morning.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RAIN CHANCES
Rain chances on Friday are really limited to before 9 a.m. and most rain will be light to moderate. Friday mid-morning through the start of Friday night looks dry with high temperatures Friday afternoon around 81 degrees.
If you have outdoor plans on Saturday, plan for a wet start to the day with periods of rain in the morning. There is a chance showers can linger into the early to mid-afternoon hours, but we do expect afternoon improvements at this time with more clouds than any sunshine in the afternoon and high temperatures in the middle to upper 70s. Stay with News 12 for important updates on Saturday's rain timing.
All of Long Island remains in a severe drought at this time and these next two scattered rain chances will unfortunately not do too much to help that problem. We need multiple rounds of steady rain to start to put a dent into the drought and there is not much rain on the horizon other than a few pop-up shower and thunderstorm chances next week.
EXTENDED FORECAST
OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Low temperatures in the mid-60s into early Friday morning. Wind: South 5 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY: Scattered rain showers before 9 a.m. Then, clouds with some breaks of sun. High temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Wind: South-southwest 10 to 20 mph. Lows around 66 degrees.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with rain showers in the morning. Showers are likely to end by early to mid-afternoon. Mainly cloudy with highs around 77 degrees. Lows near 64 degrees.
SUNDAY: Better half of the weekend! Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees. Lows near 66 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny with highs around 86 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. A pop-up shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Highs around 88 degrees. Lows near 70 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Sun and clouds. Hot and humid with highs around 90 degrees. Slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Lows near 70 degrees.
THURSDAY: Sun and clouds. Hot and humid. Highs around 88 degrees. Chance for an afternoon and evening shower or thunderstorm. Lows near 74 degrees.
