Long Island weather: Partly sunny, chance of rain and storms tonight
Tanner Smith, 5, of Connecticut, front, and his brother, Cameron, pick ears of corn from the farm stand run by Mary Anne and Joe Deriso at the Three Village Farmers’ Market held on the grounds of the Three Village Historical Society in Setauket on Friday. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
Showers will likely continue through late Friday night for parts of Long Island, before clearing up Saturday with a high temperature expected to be in the upper 80s, the National Weather Service said.
Saturday will reach a high of 87 degrees on Long Island and in New York City, the weather service said, before falling to a low of 69.
There will be a moderate risk of rip currents at ocean beaches, which will last through Thursday, the weather service said.
Sunday should be sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.
Similar weather is predicted for Monday, but then Tuesday, there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs again are expected to be in the mid-80s.
The sunshine should return Wednesday. Slightly higher temperatures are expected, with highs in the upper 80s predicted.
Thursday should also be warm, with highs around 90 degrees, and humid.
"Another warm front moves through Wednesday, which will bring a very warm and humid air mass into the region for Thursday. ... The heat and humidity may also extend into Friday as a cold front approaches from the northwest," the weather service said.
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