Long Island forecast: Pleasant fall weather Friday through Sunday
Nicholas Wheeler of Port Jefferson gives his bulldogs Bella and Bocci some fresh air as they tailgate at Port Jefferson's Centennial Park on Thursday. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
Long Island is in line for more beautiful autumn weather Friday and through the weekend with rain not considered a possibility until early Monday morning.
The National Weather Service on Thursday evening was predicting Friday would be sunny with a high temperature of about 69 degrees — the normal high for Oct. 1 in Islip — and a north wind blowing 8 mph.
Friday night is expected to dip into definite sweater weather with a low temperature of around 51 degrees under clear skies.
Saturday should be sunny with a high near 73 degrees and Sunday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 76.
Overnight Sunday into Monday the Island could finally get rain as there is a 40% chance of showers after 2 a.m.
On Monday the chance of rain climbs to 60% and Tuesday the chance of rain is 40% before partly sunny skies return Wednesday, according to the weather service.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
