A wet Friday morning commute on Long Island & Saturday showers
Grab the umbrella this morning, showers are moving through the island through 9 a.m. We have the latest timing on Saturday's rain.
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Now though 9 a.m.
Steady showers are moving through the island through 9 a.m. Up to half of an inch of rain is possible which could create localized ponding on the roads. Temperatures are near 70 degrees.
Today: Muggy & Mostly Cloudy
The risk for rain will decrease throughout the morning. It's mostly cloudy and humid with a stray afternoon storm.. High temperatures are in the mid 80s and a heat index in the upper 80s.
Saturday: Cloudy with showers
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.
What's Next?
SUNDAY: Better half of the weekend! Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. A pop-up shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY: A heat wave is expected with high temperatures well into the 90s and heat indices approaching 100-degrees. A pop-up afternoon thunderstorm is possible each day.
INDEPENDENCE DAY: It's still early, but temperatures are trending hot, at least mid to upper-80s and mostly sunny although stray thunderstorms cannot be ruled out this early.
