Bicyclists and walkers enjoy the Long Beach boardwalk on a recent sunny day (Joseph Abate)
Temperatures are forecast to hover around the mid-80s this week and it is expected to stay sunny through the weekend, allowing Long Island to dry out from heavy rains Monday.
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It is a relatively cool, mostly sunny Tuesday with highs near 74 and 17 mph winds before dropping down to lows around 59 at night.
A 20-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Wednesday precedes a mostly sunny forecast with highs near 81. It is expected to be in the 60s after sundown.
Thursday and Friday are forecast to be mostly sunny with highs in the low 80s before a 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night into Saturday.
Sunday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
