It was a beautiful day with highs in the 60s and 70s across Long Island. I hope you have been able to enjoy it. It is comfortable anywhere on Long Island this evening with temperatures slowly cooling into and through the 50s.

It becomes mostly cloudy and cooler with low temperatures into early Friday morning, eventually in the 40s to low 50s. There is also a slight chance of a passing shower toward Friday morning, so you may want to keep an umbrella with you.

For Friday, we’ll start the day with clouds and a few spotty rain showers at any point in the morning, but conditions improve as we move into the afternoon with some sunshine returning. It’ll be a bit cooler compared to today, with highs generally in the upper 50s and lower 60s — still comfortable, just not quite as warm.

Saturday brings rain, especially during the afternoon, with highs in the lower 50s. The morning will start with more spotty showers and drizzle. The afternoon and evening will feature steadier rain - up to around 1 inch of rain will be possible into Sunday morning. We do need the rain on Long Island, but unfortunately, it can cancel outdoor Saturday plans. It is a pretty wet day overall.

On Sunday, expect a few morning showers before the weather begins to dry out. Expect lots of clouds to stick around, with temperatures topping out in the mid-50s to wrap up the weekend.

Today's update shows western Nassau County is still in a moderate drought. This area has expanded slightly on Long Island since last Thursday. The rest of Long Island is still seeing pre-drought, yet abnormally dry conditions. Looking ahead, the weather pattern looks like it will bring more rain chances to Long Island. Depending on how long that lasts and exactly how much rain falls, this could help the drier-than-normal conditions a bit over the next few weeks.

If you have been struggling today with your seasonal allergies, there is a good reason for that! Tree pollen continues to be very high on our drier days. Maple, juniper and poplar trees are the main providers of those higher pollen levels right now.

Monday: A mix of sun and clouds. Highs around 60 degrees. Lows near 45 degrees.

Tuesday: Sun and clouds to start with some scattered rain showers possible in the evening. Highs around 58 degrees. Lows near 46 degrees.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs around 58 degrees. Lows near 47 degrees.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers possible. Highs around 57 degrees. Lows near 48 degrees.