Long Island forecast: Mild week ahead but rain chances Monday, Tuesday

Long Island’s week ahead will include warmer than average temperatures with possible wet conditions at times, according to the National Weather Service.

Clouds will continue to dominate Sunday and while no evening rain is forecast, winds will gust up to 28 mph at times overnight. On Monday, Presidents Day, winds calm down and there is a 20% chance of showers forecast with mostly cloudy skies and a high in the mid to upper 50s. At night, temperatures drop to around 37, but still with a 20% chance of showers.

Rain is also likely for Tuesday, mainly between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., which includes a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60% with new precipitation amounts estimated to be less than a tenth of an inch. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a low dipping to 33.

The average high for this time of the year in Islip is 42 and the average low is around 26, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Ramsey.

“We're going to be above that average by about 10 degrees for most of the week," Ramsey said. 

A 30% chance of rain is forecast for Wednesday, but with mostly sunny skies and a high near 45. Rain continues at night with a low around 36.

The chance of rain increases to 50% on a cloudy Thursday with a high in the low 50s. Thursday night’s forecast includes a 30% chance of rain before 1 a.m. and a low near 40.

Conditions are expected to dry up for a breezy Friday, which will be mostly sunny with a high around 46. Friday night will be partly cloudy with the coldest night of the week at 21 degrees,

Saturday’s forecast includes a 30% chance of precipitation of either rain or snow. The daily high will be 36 with partly sunny skies. The chance of precipitation increases at night to 50% with a low near 30.

Sunday also has a 30% of rain with some sun and a high of around 50.