A strong storm will move through the eastern half of the county on Monday bringing a strong south wind to Long Island and a few gusty thunderstorms. Damaging wind is possible along with localized flooding from the heavy rain. Temperatures will soar into the upper 50s and low 60s on Monday and then crash into the 30s for the middle of the week.

Cloudy skies this morning will develop a few peeks of sunshine in the afternoon. Conditions are dry all day, but a chilly breeze returns for the afternoon. The wind will be weaker than yesterday, about 10-20 mph today.

Gusty downpours arrive overnight along with a surge of warm air. Temperatures will remain in the 40s and climb into the 50s before sunrise on Monday. Foggy conditions and pockets of heavy rain is expected after midnight.

A surge of warm air will arrive with a few gusty thunderstorms for early Monday morning commuters. Dress for rain, wind, and temperatures in the 50s during the morning.

Spotty pockets of rain are possible through the late morning, and midday but this will be your best chance for dry time. High temperatures may approach 60-degrees with wind gusts occasionally reaching 40 mph.

Heavy rain will return in the evening, mainly after 4 PM with thunderstorms possible. There's a risk for flash flooding on roads for the evening commute. Rain totals between 1 and 2 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts possible.

It's a dry and cold Tuesday for St. Patrick's Day with temperatures in the 30s for most of the day. Afternoon highs will briefly reach the low 40s, but winds will be gusty reaching 25-30 mph bringing wind chill values down to about 30 degrees.

Wednesday is the coldest day in the forecast and will be dry. Thursday and Friday are more seasonable and likely dry, but rain is expected to return for Saturday with mainly cloudy skies.