Dangerous rip current risk Tuesday, but with nicer weather on Long Island
It is dry and partly cloudy overnight with a nice Tuesday on the way, but pop-up shower and storm chances return later in the week.
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OVERNIGHT
It will stay partly cloudy and dry overnight with lows in the 60s. Use caution traveling - there can still be some areas of large puddles from Monday's heavy rain. The humidity drops a bit into Tuesday morning.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
There is still a risk for dangerous rip currents through at least Tuesday evening at the Atlantic Ocean beaches. Always be sure to heed warnings of lifeguards and be sure to only go in the water where there is one on duty. There will also be a small craft advisory through much of the morning for the ocean, too.
MONDAY'S RAIN RECAP
Long Island received a general 1 to 3 inches of rain with some locally higher amounts, most of which fell Monday morning. Some of the radar-estimated highest amounts were in western Nassau County, but impressive totals extend into Suffolk County, too.
EXTENDED FORECAST
OVERNIGHT: Partly cloudy. Humidity drops a bit into Tuesday morning. Lows will mostly be in the lower to middle 60s. Wind: southwest to northwest 5 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY: PICK OF THE WEEK -- Sun and passing clouds. Warm and noticeably humid, but not uncomfortably so. Highs around 83 degrees. Lows near 66 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny, warm and humid. Slight chance for a late-day shower or storm, but most of the day is dry. Highs near 83 degrees. Lows near 72 degrees.
THURSDAY: Sun and clouds, warm to hot, breezy and uncomfortably humid. Highs around 85 degrees. There is a slight chance for a late-day shower or thunderstorm, but most of the day looks dry. Lows near 73 degrees.
FRIDAY: Sun and clouds. Warm to hot and very humid. Slight shower or storm chance into the evening. Highs near 86 degrees. Lows near 73 degrees.
SATURDAY: Sun and clouds. Warm to hot and uncomfortably humid. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, but not a washout. Highs around 86 degrees. Lows near 72 degrees.
SUNDAY: Sun and clouds. Warm and very humid. Chance for a passing shower or storm, but much of the day should be dry. Highs around 84 degrees. Lows near 69 degrees.
MONDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a passing shower or storm. Highs around 83 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Highs around 86 degrees. Lows near 71 degrees.
