Isolated shower this evening; steadier rain coming for parts of Mother's Day weekend
Any shower this evening will be brief and light, but there will be a round of moderate to heavy rain Saturday afternoon and early evening along with another couple of showers Sunday afternoon.
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THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
There will be some breaks between the clouds this evening, but also an ongoing chance for a brief light rain shower. There can even be a rainbow chance before sunset this evening.
Overnight will be mostly cloudy with a few spotty light rain showers. Low temperatures will be in the upper 40s to lower 50s into early Saturday morning.
RAINY AT TIMES THIS WEEKEND
As you continue to wrap up any Mother's Day preparations or do anything on Long Island Saturday, keep in mind that it will be pretty wet in the afternoon and early evening hours. In the morning, it will be a cool start with clouds and a few spotty light rain showers.
After 1 p.m., there will be an increasing chance for an area of moderate to heavy rain with an isolated thunderstorm moving across Long Island from west to east through around 8 p.m. before exiting the East End around that time. Nassau County and western Suffolk County will begin to dry out earlier, after 5 p.m.
Remember, even though rain on Mother's Day weekend is far from ideal, Long Island still needs multiple rounds of beneficial rain, with western Nassau County and Eastern Suffolk County still dealing with a moderate drought. There is a chance for half an inch to an inch and a half of rain on Saturday alone.
Sunday morning will start with clouds and some fog, but the morning will also feature some breaks of sunshine. Morning and early afternoon plans should be fine outdoors, but there will be an increasing chance for more scattered showers after around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. It will be a warmer day, too, with high temperatures in the upper 60s to the mid-70s. Stay with News 12 for important updates to this weekend's forecast.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: Variably cloudy early with a passing light rain shower. Then, mostly cloudy overnight with a few spotty light rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s into Saturday morning.
SATURDAY: WET AFTERNOON - Mostly cloudy with a few light showers in the morning. Steadier, sometimes heavier rain, will arrive after 1 p.m. There is also the chance of a thunderstorm. Travel will likely be slowed during the afternoon and early evening and there can be scattered ponding of water to watch out for. Highs around 64 degrees. Lows near 50 degrees.
SUNDAY: MOTHER'S DAY - Cloudy with areas of fog to start the morning. Then, some hints of mid-morning sunshine. There will be more spotty showers that move through any time after 2 p.m. Highs - warmer - around 72 degrees. Lows near 49 degrees.
MONDAY: Trending drier, but there will be the chance for scattered rain showers, especially in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with highs around 62 degrees. Lows near 46 degrees.
TUESDAY: PICK OF THE WEEK -- Mostly sunny with highs around 65 degrees. Lows near 48 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Early sun gives way to clouds and some late-day scattered rain showers. Highs around 64 degrees. Lows near 49 degrees.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs around 63 degrees. Lows near 50 degrees.
FRIDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 60 degrees. Lows near 49 degrees.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 68 degrees. Lows near 54 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 69 degrees. Lows near 56 degrees.
