Forecast: Long Island gets break from humidity Thursday; heat and humidity returns for the weekend

Long Island may get a short break from the humidity Thursday but will see it return with a vengeance into the weekend, when showers are expected and temperatures could approach 90, the National Weather Service said.

After morning showers, Thursday will see clearing skies and a mostly sunny day that’s “a little less humid” than previous days, said David Stark, a meteorologist at Upton.

Friday brings a slight chance of morning showers but the likelihood increases through Friday night. The humidity will return on a mostly cloudy day with temperatures in the lower 80s.

“Maybe some locally heavy downpours, but we're not anticipating any severe weather or any significant impacts from this, just periods of rain late Friday into early Saturday,” said Stark.

A rip current statement is also in effect for all South Shore beaches until 9 p.m. Friday.

Saturday afternoon will stay mostly dry, but temperatures will climb into the 80s.

Sunday will start off the week with a sizzling high in the low 90s, but with the added humidity, chances are it will feel hotter.

“There’s a potential it could feel like it's anywhere from 95 to 98 or 99, especially when you're further away from the south coast, the more north you are on Long Island,” Stark said. “If you're on the East End, it won't be as hot, because the temperatures likely won't get to around 90. They may get to the mid-80s.”

The high temperatures will most likely continue into Monday.

These conditions aren't abnormal for this time of year, as temperatures are at their peak.

“This is our warmest time of the year, mid-July,” said Stark. “Nothing too unusual. It's just something to keep in mind, that it's going to be humid for a few days as we get into next week.”

The rain is not related to Hurricane Beryl, Stark said. Beryl landed in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane and left millions in the Houston area without power. It then became a post-tropical cyclone that brought flooding to the interior U.S., including the Great Lakes, Canada, and northern New England.

“The remnant circulation has pretty much gone and passed the Northwest,” Stark said.

With The Associated Press