LI Weekend Weather: Possible Thunderstorms, Then A Sunny Sunday

LONG ISLAND, NY — Though today is undeniably beautiful, the rest of the weekend isn't going to be quite as nice. Long Island is likely to get rain on Saturday, though things should clear up on Sunday.

Thankfully, temperatures this weekend will still be warm, with highs in the upper 50s, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain could start early Saturday morning, the NWS said. The rain could be heavy at times, and there's a possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. But the skies will clear by Sunday, and it will be warm and sunny going into the new week.

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

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 46. South wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 11 a.m. High near 58. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 8 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.