STORM WATCH: Decent Friday before significant rain arrives for Memorial Day weekend
It will stay cloudy and cool overnight ahead of a decent Friday and steady rain to start the weekend.
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CLOUDY AND COOL MORNING
This morning is overcast with temperatures near 50-degrees. No rain is expected.
DECENT AFTERNOON AHEAD
Today is dry, but with limited sunshine. High temperatures will hit the lower to middle 60s and it will be noticeably breezy with an east wind around 10 to 20 mph.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Unfortunately, the holiday weekend still looks very wet, particularly Saturday evening into Sunday morning. There is still some hope for Monday, but a few scattered showers will still be possible.
Rain showers develop Saturday morning, with steadier rain Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Some of that rain can be heavy, especially early Sunday morning. One to two inches of rain with locally higher amounts are possible, which is significant and much needed, but just poorly timed rain for Long Island. Expect slower-than-usual travel if you are trying to get around Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
DROUGHT UPDATE
All of Long Island is now in a drought as of this week's update which came out yesterday. This update does not consider Wednesday's rain. That, along with this weekend's rain, will be included in next Thursday's drought update. There is a chance we will see some improvements here following this weekend's rain.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TODAY: Mainly cloudy with hints of sun throughout the day. Highs around the lower to middle 60s. Wind: breezy - east 10 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY: RAIN DEVELOPS -- Rain moves in gradually throughout the morning, becoming steadier in the afternoon. It will become breezy with an east wind around 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures near 60 degrees. Heavier rain moves in overnight and it becomes windier. Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph are likely from Saturday evening into Sunday morning.
SUNDAY: HEAVY MORNING RAIN -- Travel can be slowed through Sunday morning with periods of moderate to heavy rain. It will be a windy start to the day, with gusts up to around 30 mph through around noon. It will start to dry out for the afternoon and evening with a mostly cloudy sky lingering. The wind will diminish, too. Highs in the low to mid 60s.
MONDAY: MEMORIAL DAY -- It does not look like a washout at this time, but there is still the chance for a few passing showers during the day. Otherwise, mostly cloudy to partly sunny and a little warmer with high temperature in the low 70s.
