Long Island forecast: Weather turning cooler, wetter
A runner at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow takes advantage of Friday's pleasant weather. Credit: Howard Schnapp
After several days of unseasonably warm, dry days, the weather tide looks to be turning on Long Island.
After a warm, sunny Friday that felt like early fall, Saturday will feel much more like what the calendar says it is: very late fall.
The National Weather Service said Friday evening that there is a 90% chance of rain Saturday, mainly after 10 a.m., and an east wind will blow at 5 to 8 mph. The high temperature should be near 47 degrees in Islip which is just a bit above the normal high for the date — 44 degrees — but significantly chillier than the high of 60 degrees recorded in Islip shortly before 3 p.m. Friday.
The record high for Dec. 17 in Islip is 62 degrees in 1984.
More rain is expected Saturday night, mainly before 1 a.m., and the low temperature should be about 37 degrees for the rest of the day.
Sunday will have a 20% chance of rain before 1 p.m. with gradual clearing of cloudy skies. The temperature should be near 41 degrees by 9 a.m. but then drop to about 37.
Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected for the Monday to Friday workweek, but high temperatures will only reach the low to mid 40s, the weather service said.
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