Not as cold with scattered rain showers overnight; briefly warmer weather coming
Have an umbrella and a rain jacket with you through Wednesday morning with periods of rain around Long Island.
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SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
Scattered light rain showers are around Long Island overnight. Plan on a wet start to the day on Wednesday with on-and-off light to moderate rain showers. This shouldn't slow you down much on Wednesday morning, but just be prepared for a wet start to the day. The cold air from the past couple of nights and mornings is also gone, but it will still feel chilly with overnight lows around the lower 40s for most of Long Island.
Scattered mostly light periods of rain will persist through Wednesday morning. Wednesday afternoon looks drier, but a passing shower will still be possible. Highs on Wednesday will be in the lower to middle 50s.
LYRID METEOR SHOWER
Unfortunately, you will not be able to see this for the rest of the overnight into Wednesday morning timeframe, but this meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning. It is mostly cloudy with showers around Long Island through.
BRIEFLY WARMER LATE-WEEK
There are no widespread summer-like temperatures on the way, but it does get a bit warmer for the end of the week. Thursday will be the best weather day over the next 10 days with sunshine and highs in the middle 60s to lower 70s. Friday will still get to around 60 degrees, but it will be cooler than Thursday. It cools down into the 50s for the weekend through most of next week. The normal average high temperature this time of year on Long Island is around 61 degrees.
EXTENDED FORECAST
OVERNIGHT: SCATTERED SHOWERS -- Mostly cloudy with scattered rain, light to moderate rain showers. Not as cold with lows around 41 degrees. Wind: South 5 to 15 mph.
WEDNESDAY: WET START -- Mostly cloudy and breezy with periods of rain, mostly in the morning. Only up to one-quarter of an inch of rain is expected, but keep an umbrella and a rain jacket with you. The afternoon will stay mostly cloudy with a couple of hints of sun and a passing shower chance, but it will be drier than the morning. Highs around the lower 50s. Lows near 44 degrees.
THURSDAY: PICK OF THE WEEK -- Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and warmer. Highs will be around 66 degrees. Parts of Nassau County will hit the lower 70s, while the South Shore and East End will be a bit cooler. Lows near 45 degrees.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny with a few spotty showers. Highs around 60 degrees. Lows near 43 degrees.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with periods of rain. This will likely be the wettest part of the weekend. Highs around 55 degrees. Lows near 43 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance for a couple of rain showers. It will not be a washout. Highs around 56 degrees. Lows near 43 degrees.
MONDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 59 degrees. Lows near 44 degrees.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs around 55 degrees. Lows near 45 degrees.
