Long Island weather forecast: High winds, heavy rain for Monday

Strong winds of up to 50 mph and heavy rain are set to impact Long Island on Monday — a bumpy start to the last week of winter.

Morning commuters were seeing areas of fog and wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph, with continued rain and slick conditions, forecasters said.

A wind advisory is in effect on Monday from 2 p.m. until 4 a.m. Tuesday as winds increase to between 40 and 50 mph, a statement from the National Weather Service said. Isolated gusts could be around 55 mph.

The service said to expect wind gusts will toss unsecured objects, tree limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result.

The Island is set to also see about an inch of rain — the East End will likely receive under an inch, while areas of western Long Island, such as Syosset, are forecast to receive more than 1.2 inches, according to a map on the service advisory.

Rain will taper off Monday night into Tuesday, allowing for a mostly dry yet windy St. Patrick’s Day, with gusts up to 25 mph.

National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Connolly said Long Island will see below or average temperatures this week, the last official week of winter, with highs in the mid-50s on Monday and the lower 30s on Tuesday.

“It'll be cool this week, especially the beginning of the week after the cold front passes tonight,” Connolly said.

Temperatures will warm slightly into the weekend, as Wednesday will reach highs in the lower 30s, Thursday will reach the mid-40s, and Friday — the first day of spring — will reach the lower 50s.

However, don’t expect high temps like last week just yet.

“We're not going to have any of that nice, warm weather really, in the foreseeable future, at least through Sunday,” Connolly said. “Those temperatures are pretty anomalous, so it might be tough to get those until maybe even April.”