'Dreary' weekend for Long Island, with rain Saturday and Sunday

After a wet Friday evening on Long Island, more rain is expected both Saturday and Sunday, adding up to a wet weekend from start to finish.

The National Weather Service on Friday night was predicting rain before 2 p.m. on Saturday, then periods of rain or drizzle. The high temperature is expected to be about 52 degrees with winds out of the east at 22 mph to 25 mph with gusts as high as 36 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday night, with a chance precipitation of 80%, will have periods of rain or drizzle, mainly before 2 a.m., according to the weather service.

Sunday will bring a chance of rain before 2 p.m., then likely showers between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. The high temperature for the day will be near 62 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 70%.

"It's just one of those dreary weekends," said Dave Redell, a meteorologist with the weather service in Upton.

Monday, the start of the new workweek, could be better. There is a 30% chance of showers before 8 a.m. but the forecast for the rest of the day calls for mostly sunny skies with a high temperature near 61 degrees.