Long Island forecast: Rain Tuesday, then sunny for the week

The Long Island weather forecast Tuesday calls for a good chance of showers and thunderstorms until about midafternoon when the skies clear, with dry, warm conditions through next week.

A 70% chance of showers overnight will drop to 60% by Tuesday morning. Before that, the overnight low will drop to about 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There's a chance of showers and possible thunderstorms before 8 a.m. until about 2 p.m., Tuesday, the weather service said.

The high Tuesday will reach the low-to-mid 80s. By evening, the temperature dips to 62 under partly cloudy skies.

Sunny skies continue Wednesday and should last the remainder of the week, the weather service said. The high Wednesday should hit about 80 with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s through Saturday.

Thursday evening will be the chilliest of the week when the low drops to 54, the weather service said.

Sunny skies are forecast through the weekend with temperatures returning to the low 80s.