The weather continues to slowly improve following all the rain that Long Island had this past Memorial Day weekend and the lingering showers that started Memorial Day Monday. It is dry Monday evening with a variably cloudy sky overall, but there will be some breaks in the clouds at times. Temperatures are gradually dropping through the 60s through Monday evening.

Check out these rain totals from the past three days. This is beneficial rain for Long Island, but of course just poorly timed for the holiday weekend. It will not completely fix the moderate drought, but it does help. Long Island is now close to average for rain this month, but there is still a deficit of a few inches of precipitation for the year. Drought status updates come out every Thursday morning.

OVERNIGHT: Variably cloudy. Dry with areas of fog possible into Tuesday morning. Temperatures will range from the middle 50s to low 60s.

TUESDAY: A chance for early morning fog. Then, breaks of sun for the morning will give way to more clouds in the afternoon, but it will stay dry. It will feel warmer, too with high temperatures in the mid- to upper 70s for most of Long Island. It will be slightly cooler - upper 60s - along the South Shore and East End. Boating: Much calmer with no advisories for the Long Island Sound or local Atlantic Ocean waters after 6 a.m. Overnight temperatures will be mild again - upper 50s to low 60s.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy and warm with temperatures around 83 degrees. It will be cooler - 70s - for the South Shore and East End. A spotty shower or brief downpour will be possible at night and into early Thursday morning. Low temperatures near 63.

THURSDAY: Chance for a spotty shower. Otherwise, partly sunny to mostly cloudy with temperatures around 79. Lows near 57.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. High temperatures around 74. Low temperatures near 57.

SATURDAY: Sun and clouds. High temperatures around 74. Low temperatures near 55.

SUNDAY: Sun and clouds. High temperatures around 72. Low temperatures near 55.

MONDAY: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy. High temperatures around 73. Low temperatures near 54.