A warm front will bring some needed rain to the area. The area is currently in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. Anywhere from 0.25" to just over 0.50" is forecast to fall today. More rainfall is possible mid to late next week. So far I have 0.20 inches of rain today.
Valley Stream, NY
Conditions as of: 2:55 PM ET, Date: 05/09/26
Light rain
Temperature: 56.0°F (13.3 °C)
Trend: -0.6 °F/last hr
Average wind speed: 6.6 mph
Current wind speed: 8.0 mph
Direction: S (173°)
Maximum wind gust last hour: 18.0 mph S
Dew point: 53.1 °F
Humidity: 90 %
Barometer: 29.876 in. (1011.7 mb)
Pressure trend: Steady
Rain rate: 0.11 in/hr
Maximum temperature: 60.9 °F at time: 10:55 AM
Minimum temperature: 51.2 °F at time: 0:23 AM
.TODAY...Scattered showers this morning, then showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Windy with highs
in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 20 to
30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the
morning. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
