Long Island weather: Sunny, warmer for last Sunday of summer

Sunday is expected to feature pleasant weather as it wraps up the last weekend of summer.

The National Weather Service on Saturday evening said Sunday on Long Island will be sunny with the high temperature climbing to about 82 degrees, which is a bit higher than the area has seen lately. The high temperature recorded Saturday in Islip was 73 degrees at 12:34 p.m.

Sunday is also expected to have an 11 to 14 mph wind blowing out of the southwest.

A high rip current risk advisory has been issued for Atlantic Ocean beaches from Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

Sunday night is expected to be partly cloudy with a low temperature of around 67 degrees.

The start of the new workweek Monday will bring a 30% chance of showers after 2 p.m., according to the weather service.

Then, Tuesday and Wednesday both are expected to be sunny before Thursday brings another 30% chance of showers after 2 p.m. Fall officially starts Thursday night at 9:04.

Sunny skies should return on Friday and Saturday.

High temperatures will be in the low 80s Monday through Thursday but the highs for Friday and Saturday will only be in the low 70s, the weather service predicted.