What you should know
- A heat advisory is in effect for New York City, northeastern New Jersey and Long Island through Saturday. The heat is expected to peak on Friday, with heat indices hovering around 100 degrees for most in the tri-state area.
- While isolated showers are possible on Friday, strong thunderstorms are expected over the weekend. That threat continues Monday.
- By then, temperatures will drop to 80 degrees, but there will still be no relief from the oppressive humidity until the end of next week.
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NEW YORK – Scorching heat and sweltering humidity returned to the tri-state area and peaked Friday, with a dangerous combination making temperatures feel like 100 degrees or more; this without ruling out the possibility of another round of storms later on.
Widespread storms are not expected on Friday, but any that do break out could bring severe weather to isolated locations, likely with lightning and possible flash floods and destructive winds, but there is no threat of hail or tornadoes at this time.
Areas north and west of New York City have a higher risk of severe storms on Friday, although the Weather Authority (LAEET) emphasizes that the overall risk for most is quite low. The threat of more widespread thunderstorms increases over the two weekend days, as a cold front is expected to approach on Saturday and stop in the region on Sunday.
Flash flood alerts have been issued for all five New York City counties, along with Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, Ulster, Dutchess and Nassau counties through early Sunday morning in anticipation of rain. The same surveillance applies to Connecticut’s Fairfield County and New Jersey’s Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union counties.
Check the weather alerts here.
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Although the worst heat is expected in this stretch on Friday, conditions will remain quite sticky for a few more days before a semblance of relief arrives next week.
The combined heat and humidity are expected to create a sensation of around 100 degrees for many in the New York City area on Friday afternoon. Actual high temperatures are expected to peak at 93 degrees and then drop to 80 degrees this weekend. However, it will still feel much warmer than that, given the lingering humidity.
Over the weekend, the likelihood of severe downpours and storms will be higher, particularly on Saturday afternoon. As for the heat, it will still feel humid and hot before the temperatures begin to drop for the start of the work week.
“Heat index values reached up to 99 degrees on Thursday, but heat index values will reach up to 103 degrees on Friday,” said the Office of the National Weather Service in New York.
