A Warm, Sunny Mother's Day For Long Island: Weekend Weather

LONG ISLAND, NY — Warm weather is here to stay, Long Island.

This Mother's Day weekend, expect to see temperatures gradually increase, starting with a high of 79 on Friday.

Showers and a chance of thunderstorms may return on Saturday afternoon with a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Skies are expected to clear up, letting the sun's rays shine through for Mother's Day.

Here's the weekend forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55