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NYC Weather Forecast: More Sweltering Heat As Storms Loom
The mercury could hit 88 degrees on Tuesday.
NEW YORK, NY — New York City will see more unusually hot temperatures Tuesday as thunderstorms loom later in the week, the latest National Weather Service forecast shows. Tuesday will be slightly cooler and less humid than Monday, but still much warmer than normal with an expected high near 88 degrees, the weather service says.
The mercury hit 90 degrees in Central Park Monday, but it felt even hotter — the heat index temperature got as high as 96 degrees.
Temperatures will return to normal Wednesday with a predicted high near 81. But rain and possibly thunder could strike the city Wednesday night as a cold front moves over the area, the weather service says.
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More than half an inch of rain is expected to fall by Thursday morning, the forecast shows, with a chance of thunder looming from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
Here's a closer look at what to expect from the rest of this week's weather, courtesy of the National Weather Service.
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Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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