Easter Weekend Weather Forecast To Hit A High Of 70 Degrees

It looks like Easter Sunday is going to be a warm one during the day with a chance of rain and thunderstorms at night.

According to the National Weather Service, Thursday through Saturday will be sunny or mostly sunny with temperatures staying near 60 degrees during the day. Saturday will bring a chance of rain with the probability for rain increasing during the night time.

Easter Sunday will hit a high near 70 degrees during the day but cool down to the low 50s with a chance for showers and thunderstorms at night.

Here is Long Island’s full Easter weekend weather forecast, courtesy of NWS:

• Thursday afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 60
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
• Friday day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
• Saturday day: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Saturday night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
• Sunday day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
• Sunday night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.