Forecast: Storms, gusty winds overnight for parts of LI overnight

Thunderstorms were moving east through Long Island Sunday night, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and even hail and some could continue through the night, forecasters said.

A special weather statement warning of high winds and hail was issued for Centereach, Coram and Shirley until 11:15 p.m. and for Hampton Bays and Riverhead until midnight as the system moved quickly through to the East End.

"Lightning strikes and locally heavy rain will be the main hazards,” said James Connolly, a meteorologist with the weather service but not all areas of Long Island will be hit by the storms, he said.

Monday should features sunny skies but with a 20% chance of showers after 2 p.m. and a high near 75 degrees. Monday night will be mostly clear with temperatures dipping to about 58 and southwest winds between 8 to 10 mph.

Temperatures drop slightly on Tuesday with more sun and highs in the low 70s and evening low of 54.

The sun shines for the rest of the week with Wednesday's high about 71 and temperatures in the low 50s by the evening.

On Thursday, the high should hit about 67 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low near 50.

Mostly sunny conditions continue on Friday with a high in the mid 60s, dipping at night to 52 with partly cloudy skies.

Saturday will be partly sunny with a high near 69, according to the weather service.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com@VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.