Long Island weather: Chance of showers throughout the week, forecasters say

Into every life a little rain must fall?

This week, the National Weather Service said, expect a lot of it.

Starting with Tuesday, when the chance for rain is considered "slight," forecasters are calling for the possibility of showers every day this week through Sunday.

Some of the expected precipitation is thanks to the anticipated after-effects of Tropical Storm Fred, which brought heavy rainfall and strong winds when it made landfall on Florida's pandhandle Monday afternoon.

The weather service said some of that rain could be "potentially heavy," especially Wednesday night into Thursday.

The rain chances for Friday are at 40%, then 30% to 40% for the weekend and otherwise the forecast is for sunny skies.

Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid 80s all week.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”