Summer time has arrived! This week has lastly delivered a mix of sunshine, warmth and a contact of humidity in order that our climate syncs with the calendar.
However summer season can be storm season, and up till Friday they had been conspicuously absent. That modified as we head into the weekend.
Summer time temperatures blanketed the tri-state on Friday. The warmth and an approaching chilly entrance sparked afternoon and night storms, primarily north and northwest of New York Metropolis – within the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and North Jersey.
For these in our northernmost counties, plan on heavy downpours through the night commute. Within the areas the place the heaviest rain units up, particularly in Sullivan and Ulster County, ponding on low-lying roads and remoted flash flooding is feasible.
Together with the extreme rain, remoted storms may turn into extreme Friday evening. The first risk is damaging wind gusts of 60 mph an hour or greater, which may knock down tree limbs.
On Saturday, one other wave of showers and storms will transfer by. These can be extra widespread.
The primary spherical of rain may transfer by early to mid-morning. Nearer to lunch time, the rain ought to turn into extra constant.
Plan for a moist afternoon, with showers and pockets of heavy downpours. It received’t be an all-afternoon rain, however the potential exists at any time.
For those who’re planning to participate within the Pokémon Go Fest on Saturday, you’ll need the umbrella or a rain jacket to maintain your self dry. And ensure you have a protected spot to move to if a storm rolls by through the occasion.
Rain probabilities will drop Saturday night, leaving drier skies for Sunday, which is certainly the higher half of the weekend weather-wise. Many of the day can be dry with temperatures within the mid 70s with decrease humidity. There may very well be a stray sprinkle or mild rain bathe Sunday afternoon or night, however nothing to smash outside plans.
Any showers that pop up on Sunday will occur late within the day or within the night. They may carry into early on Monday. They received’t be high-impact, however could also be sufficient to warrant a small umbrella in your bag.
And whereas Monday manages to dry out shortly, we’re already monitoring extra showers and storms for Tuesday. However this may mark the top of our unsettled stretch of climate.
The second half of subsequent week is wanting largely dry and we’ll even see one other run of summery temperatures as highs as soon as once more strategy the higher 80s by subsequent Friday.
