Warm weekend weather on Long Island to approach 70

There's no March Madness in the weather forecast for Long Island this weekend, with plenty of warm temperatures and mild breezes to help welcome in the first day of spring.

The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies and a high of 63 today, with lows tonight dipping down to 41.

The first day of spring on Saturday should see even more sunshine, with clear skies and highs predicted to hit 65. Lows will be 43.

Sunday is forecast to be partly cloudy, with a high of 54 and low of 43.

And then the rains are predicted to roll in right in time for the workweek Monday, continuing into Tuesday.