Showers and a gusty evening storm chance Friday lead into a much chillier weekend
Clouds increase tonight with scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm on the way Friday mixed with midday breaks of sun, but have the heavier coat into the weekend!
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STORM WATCH: SCATTERED RAIN, BREEZY ON FRIDAY
It is dry with gradually increasing clouds this evening after a spectacular Thursday, but you will need the rain gear at times on Friday. It will not be raining all day on Friday, but there will be the chance for scattered rain and even an evening strong thunderstorm that can briefly slow down your travels.
Overnight, it will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers arriving after midnight. Off and on rain showers will continue through Friday morning with dry breaks at times. Most of the morning showers will be light to moderate, but a brief downpour cannot be ruled out.
There will be several hours of nice weather in the afternoon! Breaks of sun with temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s are expected in the early to late afternoon. So, there will be some time to enjoy outdoors if you would like to.
After 7 p.m., a broken line of thunderstorms will be approaching Long Island from the west. There is a chance, especially in Nassau County, for a briefly strong to severe thunderstorm with wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph. News 12 will keep you updated on this through Friday on-air, on social media and the News 12 app.
After that brief thunderstorm chance between around 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., scattered periods of rain showers will persist Friday night, ending before 8 a.m. Saturday. Just use caution traveling as you can briefly encounter lower visibility and gusty wind during the rain.
Here is a look at the hourly projected weather conditions for Long Island below.
COLDER WEEKEND ON THE WAY
You will likely want a winter coat over the weekend, especially during the mornings and evenings. Saturday will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds, but it will feel much chillier. It will feel like the upper 30s in the morning with wind gusts between 20 and 35 mph. Highs will only reach the lower 50s in the afternoon and while the wind will start to subside a little, it will still feel chilly.
Saturday night into Sunday morning will feel like the 30s! Dress warmly. Sunday afternoon will feel a bit better with less wind and slightly higher temperatures, but the real improvement will be felt next week with high temperatures returning to the 60s.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: Becoming cloudy this evening, but dry. Scattered showers arrive after midnight and will continue off and on through Friday morning. Lows in the lower to mid-50s. Wind: southeast around 5 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY: STORM WATCH - Cloudy with scattered rain in the morning. It will be drier in the afternoon with breaks of sun and highs around 70 degrees. It will be noticeably windy all day with most southwest gusts in the 20 to 30 mph range. Showers and an isolated strong thunderstorm arrive after 7 p.m. Scattered rain will continue Friday night along with some wind gusts around 35 mph. Lows will be 45 degrees, but it will feel chillier. Have a winter coat Saturday morning.
SATURDAY: MUCH CHILLIER - Lingering rain showers will end before 8 a.m. The strongest wind will be during the morning with scattered gusts up to around 25 to 35 mph. Afternoon gusts will be more in the 20 to 30 mph range. It will feel chilly all day with a mix of sun and clouds and highs around 54 degrees. It will feel cold at night with lows around 39 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny with highs around 56 degrees. Lows near 43 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny and not as chilly. Highs around 60 degrees. Lows near 46 degrees.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 63 degrees. Lows near 48 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 64 degrees. Lows near 47 degrees.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 66 degrees. Lows near 48 degrees.
