Temperatures gradually drop into the 70s with high humidity. A passing shower or two cannot be ruled out this evening with a variably cloudy sky overnight. Lows into Saturday morning will be in the 60s.

It's a partly sunny to mostly cloudy start to the weekend with some scattered moderate rain showers possible from around 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A brief downpour and a rumble of thunder is possible, but most of that "worst" weather will stay south and west of Long Island. Just be prepared for a round of scattered midday rain showers with a mostly cloudy sky.

Clear skies arrive Saturday evening and last through early next week. Sunday looks absolutely spectacular with temperatures in the mid 80s and plenty of sun.

Every Thursday, water quality index updates come out from The Gobler Laboratory at Stony Brook University. This week's update shows generally FAIR water quality around Long Island. Last week's generally good water quality was reduced, in part, by recent heavy rains.

There is a moderate risk for rip currents today and improvements are expected for Saturday. Waves are generally 2-4 feet on the south shore today and around 2 feet for Saturday. There are no weather related alerts for boaters.