If you are out and about on Long Island this evening, just keep in mind that there can be a quick passing couple of showers and it is a little windy with some gusts between 20 and 30 mph. Most of the evening and night is dry, but that quick shower is possible until around midnight. Temperatures will actually continue to rise into and through the lower to middle 40s this evening before dropping a few degrees after midnight. Other than that passing shower, it will become partly cloudy overnight and into early Saturday morning.

SATURDAY: (SUNRISE: 7:05 a.m. SUNSET: 6:58 p.m.) Beautiful, but windy and chilly in the morning. It can feel like the upper 20s to low 30s to start the morning with a mostly sunny sky. There will be more of a mix of sunshine and passing clouds late-morning through early afternoon before the sky clears more again into the evening. Highs will be in the upper 40s, but it will feel a bit chillier with wind gusts up to 35 mph. It is certainly heavier jacket-worthy weather!

SUNDAY: (SUNRISE: 7:04 a.m. SUNSET: 6:59 p.m.) Mostly cloudy, but dry with high temperatures in the middle to upper 40s and not as windy as Saturday.

A strong cold front will impact Long Island Monday through Monday night. This will bring scattered rain and thunderstorms, some of which may be strong. At this time, both the morning and evening commutes appear to be impacted. It will be windy all day, too with some gusts between 25 and 45 mph. Plan on needing extra travel time Monday. Scattered power outages and ponding of water will be possible. Rain totals between 1 and 2 inches are expected with locally higher amounts possible. This cold front will also be the reason temperatures get chillier for the middle of next week.

It is still looking dry and mostly sunny for Tuesday's holiday, but chillier. High temperatures will be in the lower 40s with evening and overnight temperatures dropping into the 20s.

TONIGHT: A brief passing shower, mostly before midnight. Becoming partly cloudy. Windy. Lows around 40 degrees. Wind: southwest 15 to 30 mph.

SATURDAY: Morning sunshine gives way to a mix of sun and clouds midday before more clearing into the evening. Windy and chilly. Wind: southwest to northwest 15 to 35 mph. Highs around 48 degrees. Lows near 32 degrees. SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy, but dry with less wind than Saturday. Highs around 47 degrees. Lows near 40 degrees. MONDAY: STORM WATCH -- Mostly cloudy with scattered rounds of rain and thunderstorms. A few storms can be strong through Monday night. Highs around 57 degrees. Windy with some gusts between 25 to 45 mph. Scattered ponding of water and power outages will be possible. Lows near 37 degrees. TUESDAY: Saint Patrick's Day - Mostly sunny with highs around 44 degrees. Lows near 24 degrees. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and colder. Highs around 39 degrees. Lows near 28 degrees. THURSDAY: A mix of sun and clouds. Highs around 44 degrees. Lows near 35 degrees. FRIDAY: Spring begins at 10:46 a.m. -- Sun and clouds with a few late-day rain showers. Highs around 45 degrees. Lows near 36 degrees.

Have a great night!