Dry weather today around Long Island with our storm approaching early Thursday morning. Rain develops by 3 a.m. with heavy rain and a thunderstorm threat during the morning rush hour. The rain threat will continue on and off through the day with strong wind gusting to 45 mph at times. Coastal flooding will be minor during the high tide cycle of Thursday. A second round of the storm will produce more rain showers and possibly mix with some snowflakes on Friday. The weather will be drier for the weekend.

Today: Sun and clouds, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. The heaviest rain is before 10 a.m. High near 56. Windy, with an east wind of 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Coastal flood advisory.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Some breaks in the morning with a threat of showers through the day. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Scattered showers, mixing with snow at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.