STORM WATCH: A few showers and brief thunderstorms possible this evening on Long Island
Expect a passing shower, downpour or brief thunderstorm from time to time for the first half of tonight.
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STORM WATCH: THIS EVENING
Not all of Long Island sees wet weather this evening, but a few scattered downpours or brief strong gusty thunderstorms are possible from now through around 11 p.m. Any brief thunderstorm can have wind gusts over 30 mph, lightning and torrential downpours leading to poor visibility. Please use caution traveling as these can develop and move through quickly.
OVERNIGHT
While a passing shower cannot be ruled out, it will be fairly dry overnight, with a mainly cloudy sky. It will be warm and a bit muggy still, with low temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s into Wednesday morning.
PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WEDNESDAY
Please make sure you have safety eclipse glasses if you plan to view this on Wednesday. Long Island will only see around 10% coverage of the moon over the sun, but it can still be a cool sight to see. Here are the details below.
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER PEAKS THIS WEEK
One of the best meteor showers of the year is peaking between Wednesday and Thursday this week. So, between any scattered rain and clouds this week, try to check it out at night or early in the morning. They will still be visible leading up to and past the actual peak.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: A few scattered downpours and thunderstorms possible, mainly before 11 p.m. Otherwise, mainly cloudy, with a stray shower overnight. Lows around 70 and still noticeably muggy.
WEDNESDAY: Chance for an early morning shower. Then, sun and clouds. Highs around 86 with low humidity. A stray shower chance returns at night into Thursday morning. Lows near 69.
THURSDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 85. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in the evening and overnight. Lows near 71.
FRIDAY: An early shower possible. Then, mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 84. Lows near 64.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 81. Lows near 64.
SUNDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 81. Lows near 68.
MONDAY: Mainly cloudy, with scattered showers possible. Highs around 81. Lows near 68.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. Highs around 82. Lows near 68.
