LI forecast: Chance of rain but sun should return midweek

The stretch of pleasant sunny weather Long Island has enjoyed could end Sunday but clear skies are expected to return by midweek.

The National Weather Service on Saturday evening was predicting that Sunday will be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers after 3 p.m. The high temperature in Islip is expected to be around 80 degrees with the wind coming out of the southwest at about 7 mph.

A high rip current risk remains in effect until Sunday evening on Atlantic Ocean beaches.

Sunday night showers are likely, mainly after 9 p.m. The chance of rain is 30%. The low temperature should be around 67 degrees.

The new workweek will start Monday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. The chance of precipitation is listed as 80%.

Tuesday there is a 40% chance of showers but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are all expected to be sunny.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will have high temperatures around 80 while Thursday and Friday's high will be in the mid 70s, according to the weather service.