Long Island weather forecast: Conditions to calm as Lee moves away

Lee, now a post-tropical storm, made landfall in western Nova Scotia at about 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds were expected to slowly decrease and skies clear as the storm, which had been downgraded from hurricane status, continued to move to the northeast.

"There are no coastal flood advisories anymore for Long Island," James Tomasini, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Upton, said Saturday evening. 

At 5 a.m. Saturday, the storm was 315 miles northeast of Montauk with 80 mph winds that could create waves of up to 10 to 16 feet high along the Island shoreline, according to the weather service. 

Swimming was prohibited at Hither Hills State Park in Montauk due to rough surf, said George Gorman, Long Island regional director of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, but other beaches were open for swimming.

On Saturday, the weather service warned of life-threatening rip currents, noting that even the best swimmers could be swept up by strong currents.

High rip current risk remained in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday, but the high surf warning has been canceled.

By Sunday and Monday, the risk of rip currents will be moderate, Tomasini said. "Everything will be slowly decreasing as Lee pulls away." 

An advisory for small boats also remained in effect until Saturday night, with rough conditions expected at the inlets.

While there has been only minor erosion at Hither Hills State Park, Robert Moses State Park and Gilgo State Park, Gorman said, officials were monitoring conditions in Montauk. There was no concern Jones Beach will face erosion.

Sunday will be sunny with a high temperature of about 77 degrees and a west wind of 6 mph to 11 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 a.m. Monday. The chance of precipitation is 80% and the low temperature is expected to be about 64 degrees.

Rain is also likely on Monday, mainly before 2 p.m., with temperatures reaching 73 degrees during the day and dropping to 61 at night. The rest of the week through Friday should be sunny with day temperatures ranging from the mid to high 70s and night lows dropping to 59 degrees, according to the weather service.

With Lorena Mongelli