Long Island Memorial Day Weekend Weather: Half Rainy, Half Sunny

LONG ISLAND, NY — Unfortunately, there may not be perfect beach weather this Memorial Day weekend. There's rain for part of the weekend. And while there's sun for the rest of it, temperatures just aren't going to go high enough to make the beach a super enticing offer.

First, the bad news: it's likely going to rain tonight and all day Saturday. There could even be thundershowers. There are also dangerous rip currents in the waters today, so anyone at the beach needs to be extra careful.

The rest of the weekend looks much better, although cooler. The highs for Sunday and Monday are in the mid-60s. Which is nice, but not quite beach weather. However, it's great barbecuing weather.

Here's the full weekend forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 14 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: Patchy fog after 3 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 53.