NEW YORK – If you couldn’t enjoy the beautiful days of last weekend, you’ll soon have another chance.
Before that comes another two-day hot and humid spell, with isolated thunderstorms possible in the tri-state area.
Thursday and Friday present a higher humidity than the last days and the possibility of storms, although the latter decreases for Friday. Any storm that develops on any day is likely to become active by mid-afternoon and the threat will persist into the evening, but the risk zone shifts south on Friday as the system moves through the tri-state area.
Severe weather potential is low on both days, but slightly higher for Thursday and well north of New York City. Storms could start to brew as early as 2:00 pm in some places. Damaging winds and heavy rain appear to be the main threats at this point, but hail is also possible.
As is often the case with severe weather, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. These storms will be more spread out than the ones that hit the New York area earlier this week to end the heat wave, and some may not get lightning or thunder.
Check here for the latest severe weather alerts in your neighborhood.
A few lingering showers are possible across eastern portions of the area this morning before generally dry weather returns by midday. Shower and thunderstorm chances then increase again from west to east this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/YetRMNw8FW
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) July 28, 2022
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Another cold front is moving into Friday, triggering the next possibility of thunderstorms. The risk associated with that system is heavily weighted to the south, with southern New Jersey more likely than other places to see potentially severe weather.
Again, the risk is minimal. Most should see spotty showers over the next couple of days. Stay with The Authority in Time for the latest on potential forecast changes and changes.
Once the storms die down, the weather improves tremendously, with a great weekend forecast in the 80s and partly sunny skies. The lower humidity also stays in place for a few days. It will mark another welcome respite for New York City after two record-breaking heat waves this month, the second of which lasted a full week.
And we could have another one on the way in early August. The end of next week tends to be warmer, which could bring another stretch of 90+ degree days and possibly the third heat wave of this summer.
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