Long Island Weather: Wind Advisory Issued, Power Outages Possible

It will be a rainy Monday, but it's powerful wind gusts that will have the potential to knock down tree limbs and cause power outages on Long Island.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the island, in effect from 5 p.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Winds will gust up to 50 mph.

A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph...or gusts of 46 to 57 mph...are expected or occurring, the NWS says. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Here's the full forecast:

• Monday- Rain, mainly before 3pm. Areas of fog before 3pm. High near 56. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday Night- Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
• Tuesday- Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
• Tuesday Night- Clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph.
• Wednesday- Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.