Long Island weather: Possible rain/snow mix overnight leads to sunny, warmer Monday

While Long Island groundhogs may have disagreed about how long winter will last this year, the weather this week will certainly feel spring-like.

After what the National Weather Service says is an "upper level disturbance" that will bring rain and snow showers Sunday night, Monday will start sunny but windy and reach a balmy nhigh of 52 degrees.

Then clouds roll in Monday night when the temperature drops into the upper 30s.

The forecast calls for a 30% chance of rain Tuesday with a high in the upper 40s — still higher than normal for this time of year — before the temperature falls into the upper 30s at night.

Break out the umbrella and galoshes for the rest of the week with a 40% chance of rain Wednesday, when the high will be in the upper 40s and there could be snow overnight.

The weather service predicts a 70% chance of rain on Thursday with a high temperature of 46 degrees and a 50% chance of rain Friday with a high temperature near 52.

The weather service's early word on how weekend starts looks pretty good: Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high in the 40s.

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.