Long Island weather: Rain with overnight dusting of snow

The cold evening rain falling on Long Island Sunday will likely mix with wet snow after midnight before skies clear Monday with highs in the low 40s, the National Weather Service said.

"The rain/snow line will shift south as the night progresses. While inland areas will have snow during this period, anticipating rain changing to a rain/snow mix or all snow for most of the coastal areas as the precipitation is shifting out the area after midnight," the weather service said in its Sunday evening forecast.

A half an inch or less is likely to fall, forecasters said, while up to four inches could fall in the lower Hudson Valley, and it will be cold, with winds gusting up to 20 mph and temperatures falling into the 30s.

The chance of rain and snow carries over until about 9 a.m. Monday before sunny skies return with a high in the low 40s, according to the weather service. North winds up to 13 mph will add to the cold. When the temperature drops into the mid-20s at night, it could feel more like 20 with the wind chill, the weather service said.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday during the day look sunny with highs around 40, the weather service said and lows in the high 20s.

Wet weather is in the forecast again Thursday with a 40% chance of rain after 1 p.m. The high will be in the mid-40s on a mostly cloudy day.

Rain is likely on Friday with the high in the mid-40s and forecasters are watching a low pressure system that could bring more rain or wet snow to the region on the weekend.