Long Island weather: Rain Sunday then sunny, cool

Sunday is expected to bring rain to Long Island, but the rest of the week should be dry, if a bit chilly.

The National Weather Service on Saturday said that on Sunday showers were likely, mainly after 3 p.m., and the high temperature would be near 61 degrees. Winds gusts could reach 34 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday night showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 p.m. were expected. The low temperature should be around 45 degrees.

Monday will be sunny with a high of only 53 degrees, the weather service said.

The rest of the workweek will have daytime skies that are partly to mostly sunny with highs only in the 40s until Friday when the high is expected to climb to about 55 degrees.