60 Degrees, 40 MPH Winds, Snow: All In This Week's LI Forecast

LONG ISLAND, NY — If you have a chance to work or play outside Monday, get out there! With high temperatures near 60 degrees across much of the island, it feels like spring a couple weeks early.

Don't get used to it, though. Temperatures drop Tuesday and we may even see a little snow come Wednesday.

Things will be gorgeous Monday at least until the late afternoon. That's when rain showers will move in. A thunderstorm will be possible, with the greatest threat for storms in northern Nassau County, the National Weather Service says. Wind gusts could approach 40 mph across the island Monday night.

High temperatures Tuesday will be about 20 degrees lower than Monday. The chance of snow will come Wednesday morning with temperatures in the mid-30s. Just a trace of snow is expected at this point. As temperatures rise, the snow will mix with rain and then change to all rain by mid-morning Wednesday, the weather service says.

The full forecast:

Monday- Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday- Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Tuesday Night- Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday- A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday- Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night- Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday- A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Friday Night- Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.