80 Degrees in October? Yes, Please

Hello, October summer.

For two days only, Long Islanders can pretend that a long, cold miserable winter isn't on the way as a seemingly confused Mother Nature brings record warmth to the region.

Temperatures will be 15-20 degrees above normal on Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs are expected to reach the upper-70s on Long Island Tuesday and the lower-80s on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

"A strong area of high pressure over the Southeast will help funnel very warm air northward for the first half of the week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Andy Mussoline says.

Temperatures will drop back near 70 to end the workweek on Thursday and Friday. And then break out that North Face for the weekend when highs will plunge another 10 degrees.

Here's the full forecast:

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Photo: AccuWeather