NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The heat wave that has been gripping New York City this week is keeping things hot for a third and final day on Wednesday, before days of thunderstorms significantly drop temperatures.
Since Monday temperatures have felt like they were in the triple digits, and multiple heat records were broken Tuesday at spots near and around NYC. Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport hit 101 and 100 respectively, both smashing the previous record set in 1949. Islip on Long Island and Bridgeport, Connecticut, also saw record highs of 96.
Temperatures are expected to remain elevated Wednesday, with a heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m., and an extreme heat advisory in northeastern New Jersey. The afternoon will be sunny with some clouds and very hot and humid. AccuWeather said it will reach a high of 96 degrees (just below the 1988 record of 98)—but feel over 100.
A thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening could produce heavy rains and localized damaging wind gusts, AccuWeather said. Clouds and some sticky thunderstorms could bring more of the same through the night, with a possibility of flooding downpours as the low drops to 76.
An air quality alert is also in effect for ground level ozone through 11 p.m. Young children, older adults and people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid prolonged outdoor activities, the the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said.
Rain will persist on Thursday, AccuWeather said, with a couple of showers and a heavier thunderstorm, especially later. The high will be 82, with conditions mostly cloudy and not as hot, but still humid. Localized flash flooding is possible.
There will be periods of rain, some heavy, Thursday night as the low drops to 66. Friday’s high will only reach 70, with some rain in the morning that could lead to slower travel, According to AccuWeather it will be cloudy, breezy and cool for early August.
It will dry out by the weekend, with a sunny, nice and low-humidity Saturday with a high of 80. Sunday will follow suit, being mostly sunny with temperatures peaking somewhere in the low 80s.
