Not as cold with scattered showers arriving tonight; briefly warmer weather coming
The evening will be dry, but have an umbrella and a rain jacket with you after 11 p.m. and through Wednesday morning.
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THIS EVENING
Have a jacket this evening. It will not be cold, but a bit chilly with temperatures in the lower to middle 40s along with increasing clouds.
SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
Scattered light rain showers will develop mostly after 11 p.m. Plan on a wet start to the day Wednesday with off and on 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.
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 TONIGHT
Unfortunately, the weather locally will not be good for viewing, but this meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow morning. It will be mostly cloudy with showers developing after 11 p.m. If anything, maybe before 10 p.m. when some breaks in the clouds can still be around, you might be able to see a few between the clouds. You need to give your eyes around 45 minutes to adjust to the night sky. I would temper expectations locally for this one, but look northeast this evening if you are trying to view.
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 temperatures this time of year on Long Island is around 61 degrees.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: SHOWERS DEVELOP -- Mostly cloudy with scattered rain light to moderate rain showers developing, mostly after 11 p.m. 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 one inch of rain is expected, but keep an umbrella and 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 the 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.
