Long Island weather: Sunny through Friday after Tropical Storm Bill fizzles

The second named storm of the hurricane season, Tropical Storm Bill, appeared to fizzle out Tuesday, just hours after it formed off the East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.

That means Long Island and the rest of the Northeast is in the clear, with no coastal impact expected.

The rest of the workweek, aside from possible showers that were in the forecast for Tuesday night, looks clear and sunny.

"Building high pressure will allow for a dry and seasonable Wednesday across the Tri-State. Temperatures will be near, or just below, average with daytime highs climbing to around 80 for most. Abundant sunshine prevails through the day," the National Weather Service said in its daily online report.

The National Hurricane Center said that as of Tuesday afternoon, Tropical Storm Bill was more than 500 miles east of Nantucket and "well on its way to becoming an extratropical cyclone," meaning the high winds are well above the surface of the Earth. The weakening trend indicates it is "very likely that Bill won't be around for long as a tropical storm" and will probably dissipate within the next 12 to 24 hours over the Atlantic Ocean near Canada, the hurricane center said.

Sun will prevail on Long Island through Friday with highs close to or just over 80, and lows in the 50s and 60s at night, the weather service said.

On Saturday, there is a 40% chance of thunderstorms, forecasters said.