Over an inch of rain for many on Long Island

The rainstorm that hit overnight dropped about one inch of precipitation on the South Shore and about 1 3/4 inches on some areas of the North Shore, forecasters said.

As of 7 a.m. forecasters said Centerport had received 1.77 inches of rain; Northport 1.64; the U.S. Coast Guard station on Fire Island 1.12; Westhampton-Gabreski Airport 1.08; Farmingdale-Republic Airport 1.06; the weather service office in Upton 0.99; Long Island MacArthur Airport 0.97; and Shirley 0.8.

For the rest of Tuesday, expect it to be cloudy with light winds, with highs in the low 50s and a chance of rain into the evening, according to the National Weather Service.

It's supposed to be sunny Wednesday, but forecasters are calling for steady winds in the 20 to 25 mph range - with gusts as high as 40 mph.

But don't fret.

Forecasters said that unlike the recent battering nor'easter that uprooted trees, downed power lines and bashed Long Island, these winds won't be anywhere near that strong and certainly won't be as sustained.

"There's not even a wind advisory in effect," weather service spokesman Richard Castro said Tuesday. "I guess it's possible whenever you have a strong breeze that you get a branch or two to come down . . . But we're not expecting winds approaching anywhere near what we had."