Remnants Of Tropical Storm Cindy Headed For Long Island

Let's start with the good news first: Sunday should be a downright gorgeous Long Island summer day with a high near 80 under sunny skies.

On the not-so-good news front, we will be dealing with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy at the start of the weekend. Cindy weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall along the Gulf Coast early Thursday. Tropical moisture will interact with a cold front and move through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Friday night and the first half of Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Thunderstorms packing heavy rain are possible on Long Island during the day Friday with the odds of storms rising overnight into Saturday. A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for Nassau County, where the NWS says "stronger thunderstorms on Friday have potential to produce isolated damaging wind gusts."

Things should dry up by Saturday afternoon. Humidity levels will drop, the sun will appear and the rest of the weekend should be just about perfect.

Here's the full forecast:

Thursday Night- A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday- A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 8 to 18 mph.

Friday Night- A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday- Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday- Sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night- Mostly clear, with a low around 64.