Scattered showers through mid-evening; hot and humid Friday with a storm chance
Keep an umbrella with you this evening with periods of rain tapering off ahead of a hot summer day tomorrow with a spotty shower or thunderstorm chance in the afternoon and evening.
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THIS EVENING
Scattered rain is moving through Long Island right now. The South Shore beaches saw the steadiest rain today, but times of rain showers continue to be possible through around 9 p.m.
It will continue to be warm and very humid with temperatures mostly in the 70s.
ANOTHER SCATTERED RAIN CHANCE FRIDAY
Friday will be the hottest day this week with high temperatures near 90 degrees, paired with tropical-like humidity. This is only expected to last one day at this time, but plan on it feeling like the middle 90s on Friday. As a front approaches Long Island late in the day, this will bring the chance for a few pop-up showers and a thunderstorm into the evening. At this time, no severe weather is expected, but the News 12 Storm Watch Team will monitor this for you.
WEEKEND: WARM AND MOSTLY DRY
The weekend looks good overall! Expect more of a partly sunny sky on Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-80s for most of Long Island. Sunday is the pick of the weekend, with a mostly sunny sky and less humidity.
LONG ISLAND DROUGHT UPDATE
While recent storms and rain have allowed for an improvement to local drought conditions, Nassau and Suffolk Counties are still experiencing a moderate to severe drought. As of last week, all of Long Island was in a severe drought. This is no longer the case, but we certainly still do need more rounds of wet weather in the coming weeks to allow for further improvements.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: Showers end before 10 p.m. Partial clearing overnight. Warm and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
FRIDAY: HOT AND HUMID - PM STORM CHANCE - Partly sunny with a few showers and a thunderstorm possible in the afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected at this time and it will not be a washout, but brief heavy rain and gusty wind will be possible with any passing thunderstorm. Hot and very humid. Highs around 89 degrees can feel like the middle 90s. Lows near 70 degrees.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Still humid. Highs around 84 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees, but less humid. Lows near 67 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees. Lows near 70 degrees.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs around 87 degrees. Lows near 73 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Hot. Highs around 91 degrees. Lows near 74 degrees.
