Severe Storms Possible Once Again On Long Island

UPDATE 9:05 p.m.: Special Weather Statements Issued For Nassau, Western Suffolk

Thursday is the last day of scorching heat and potential storms on Long Island before things become much more pleasant.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed the area at a "marginal risk" for severe weather Thursday evening. The primary threat is damaging winds in the strongest storms. There's a chance of storms from about 6 p.m until 1 a.m. Friday.

A heat advisory is also in effect until 8 p.m. in Nassau County as the heat index nears 95 degrees.

Some scattered showers may linger into the morning Friday, but then we get mostly sunny skies and much cooler air with highs in the low-80s. Temperatures over the weekend may not get out of the 70s. The first day of fall is 32 days away.

The full forecast:

Thursday Afternoon- Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 10 mph.

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday
Scattered showers, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.