Long Island weather: Occasional showers Sunday, Monday

Long Island could be dampened by the occasional shower Sunday and Monday and then should get two days of mostly sunny skies before there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day for the last three days of the week.

The National Weather Service said Saturday evening that the Island could expect cloudy skies and scattered showers on Sunday with a high temperature near 79 degrees. A northeast wind will blow at 5 to 9 mph and the chance of precipitation is 50%, the service said.

More scattered showers could fall Sunday night, mainly between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m., although the chance of precipitation will only be 30% The low temperature should be about 67 degrees.

Monday's forecasts calls for isolated showers — the chance of precipitation is 20% — and a high temperature around 82.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.

Starting Thursday and running through Saturday rain will return, the weather service says. The chance of showers and thunderstorms is 40% on both Thursday and Friday, before slipping down to 30% on Saturday.