Partial clearing overnight; hot and humid Friday with an isolated storm chance
It is dry with some breaks in the clouds overnight ahead of highs around 90 degrees on Friday with a slight chance for a passing shower or thunderstorm.
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OVERNIGHT
Clouds will gradually break overnight. It will stay warm and muggy with low temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s into Friday morning.
ANOTHER SCATTERED RAIN CHANCE FRIDAY
Friday will be the hottest day this week with high temperatures near 90 degrees, paired with tropical-like humidity. This is only expected to last one day at this time, but plan on it feeling like the middle 90s on Friday. As a front approaches Long Island late in the day, this will bring the chance for a pop-up shower and thunderstorm into the evening. No severe weather is expected.
WEEKEND: WARM AND MOSTLY DRY
The weekend looks good overall! Expect more of a partly sunny sky on Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-80s for most of Long Island. There will be a slight chance for a shower Saturday. Sunday is the pick of the weekend, with a mostly sunny sky and lower humidity.
LOCAL WATER QUALITY
Every Thursday, water quality index updates come out from The Gobler Laboratory at Stony Brook University. This week's update shows generally FAIR water quality around Long Island. Last week's generally good water quality was reduced, in part, by recent heavy rains.
Here is a look at the water quality around Long Island:
Please remember to always check with the local county health department for where swimming is currently allowed.
LONG ISLAND DROUGHT UPDATE
While recent storms and rain have allowed for an improvement to local drought conditions, Nassau and Suffolk Counties are still experiencing a moderate to severe drought. As of last week, all of Long Island was in a severe drought. This is no longer the case, but we certainly still do need more rounds of wet weather in the coming weeks to allow for further improvements.
EXTENDED FORECAST
OVERNIGHT: Partial clearing. Warm and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
FRIDAY: HOT AND HUMID - EVENING STORM CHANCE - Partly sunny with a shower and thunderstorm possible in the afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected at this time and any wet weather should be isolated. It will not be a washout, but brief heavy rain and gusty wind will be possible with any passing thunderstorm. Hot and very humid. Highs around 89 degrees can feel like the lower to middle 90s. Lows near 70 degrees.
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Still humid. Highs around 84 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees, but less humid. Lows near 67 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees. Lows near 70 degrees.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs around 87 degrees. Lows near 73 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Hot. Highs around 91 degrees. Lows near 74 degrees.
