Long Island weather: Rain mainly gone, and a mostly sunny weekend ahead  

The East End may get a little more rain, but the rest of Long Island should be dry for the rest of today, with mostly sunny skies, forecasters say.

That sunshine, along with offshore winds, will help temperatures climb into the mid-70s across much of the Island, while far eastern areas will likely hold in the 60s, forecasters from the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon.

Saturday should be mostly sunny, and then, perhaps after some late-night sprinkles, the Sunday-to-Tuesday stretch will be a sunny one, forecasters said.

The improving weather comes after a stormy Thursday night across the region. Central Park had gotten just over two inches of rain as of 8 a.m. Friday, the weather service said. In Nassau, about three inches of rain fell in North Massapequa, while about 2½ inches were measured in Miller Place in Suffolk.

At Atlantic Ocean beaches, there is a high risk of rip currents through Friday evening, said the weather service, which issued a hazardous weather outlook.

After Friday, look for temperatures during the days to rise to the mid-70s over the next week. At night, temperatures are expected to slide to the low 60s, and possibly down into the 50s and even into the 40s in the lower Hudson Valley.

The East End might see some showers on Saturday night, the weather service said. But then skies should be clear until Tuesday night, when a cold front sliding south toward the tristate area might bring showers, before skies again clear on Wednesday and Thursday.

An offshore low pressure system may then swing in, making for a damp Thursday night, the weather service said.