Warm and humid evening with a passing shower; some midday showers likely Saturday
Variably cloudy and a shower cannot be ruled out this evening, but there will be the chance for scattered showers around 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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THIS EVENING
Temperatures gradually drop into the 70s with high humidity. A passing shower or two cannot be ruled out this evening with a variably cloudy sky overnight. Lows into Saturday morning will be mostly in the middle to upper 60s.
WEEKEND WEATHER
This weekend is a bit of a 50-50 split between some unsettled, rainy at times, weather tomorrow and a near-perfect summer Sunday. There will be the chance for a round of scattered rain from around 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is not a washout, but those midday hours can be rainy at times with more clouds than sun. Highs will be around the upper 70s to lower 80s Saturday with noticeable humidity.
Sunday will be nearly completely sunny with lower humidity and highs in the lower to middle 80s. This is easily the best weekend day this weekend - enjoy!
MARINE FORECAST
Every Thursday, water quality index updates are released by The Gobler Laboratory at Stony Brook University. This week's update shows generally fair water quality around Long Island. Last week's generally good water quality was reduced, in part, by recent heavy rains.
There is a low to moderate risk for rip currents on Saturday. Waves are generally around 2 feet for Saturday. There are no weather-related alerts for boaters this weekend at this time other than watching out for some midday scattered rain showers on Saturday.
EXTENDED FORECAST
TONIGHT: A passing shower this evening. Otherwise, variably cloudy and muggy with patchy fog and lows in the middle to upper 60s into Saturday morning.
SATURDAY: MIDDAY SHOWERS -- Partly sunny to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers from around 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An isolated downpour is possible. Drier mid to late afternoon with a clearing sky. Still noticeably humid. Highs around 82 degrees. Lows near 68 degrees.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 85 degrees, but less humid. Lows near 68 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs around 86 degrees. Lows near 70 degrees.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs around 88 degrees. Lows near 74 degrees.
WEDNESDAY: Sun and clouds. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Hot. Highs around 92 degrees. Lows near 73 degrees.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs around 90 degrees. Lows near 74 degrees.
