After a brief wintry mix this morning, periods of plain, but cold rain have been falling off and on through the day. Watch out for a few slippery spots this evening. There will be a bit of a lull in the steadier rain until around after 9 p.m. when it is cloudy with spotty light rain and drizzle.

After 9 p.m., a round of steady, moderate rain returns to Long Island. Travel will continue to be wet overnight and puddles can be difficult to see. Please drive a bit more slowly and cautiously as potholes filled with water are also very difficult to see, too.

Rain will continue until around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. Areas of patchy fog and slippery travel cannot be ruled out as a few spots on Long Island can get close to 32 degrees as weather conditions dry out early Wednesday morning. That said, most early morning temperatures will be a couple of degrees above freezing. Additional rain amounts up to around 0.50 inches possible.

After it dries out early in the morning, expect a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky with high temperatures in the 40s - enjoy! There is an even bigger warmup still expected starting this weekend. There will be more melting snow throughout the day on Wednesday and some puddles around still from today and tonight's rain.

THURSDAY: Cloudy skies with on and off spotty light showers during the day. Highs will be near 44 degrees. A round of steady moderate to heavy rain will move in after 10 p.m. This can cause some new large puddles to form overnight into Friday morning.

FRIDAY: Cloudy skies. Steady, moderate rain through the morning commute will slow travel. Drier weather develops after 9 a.m. and into the afternoon. Highs will be 40 to 45 degrees.

Potholes can be more difficult to see filled with water and there will be larger puddles around at times this week due to rain chances and more melting snow. Potholes can always be a problem this time of year, especially with daytime warming above freezing and overnight refreezing some nights. If you notice any trouble spots near you, please continue to let News 12 know.

While an isolated rain shower cannot be ruled out on Saturday and Sunday, both days should be mainly dry overall with high temperatures in the 50s for most of Long Island. Nassau County and parts of western Suffolk County can get close to 60 degrees by Sunday! It looks like those high temperatures mostly in the 50s will continue through most of next week, too.

This is a reminder to "spring forward" one hour on Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Sunrise on Sunday morning will be at 7:15 a.m. and sunset will be at 6:51 p.m.