LI Weather: Sunny, Spring-Like Week Before Storm Hits

LONG ISLAND, NY — It's going to be beautiful and spring-like for most of this week on Long Island, before rain moves in toward the end of the week.

Skies will be clear for most of the week, and temperatures will be well above normal. Temperatures will be in the 50s all week, getting close to 60 toward the end of the week.

A storm will move into the area later in the week, ending the sun. But temperatures will stay high. Rain is likely to start Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday. Once the storm passes, temperatures are going to plummet, too.

Here's the full week's forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Thursday: Showers likely after 1 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39.