NYC Weather: Hazardous Outlook Remains As City Sizzles

NEW YORK CITY – After the rain comes the heat.

Following days of drenching storms, some so heavy they left motorists trapped on flooded streets and commuters wading through waist-deep water in subway stations, New York City is under a heat advisory Friday.

The National Weather Service put a hazardous weather outlook in place Thursday that will stretch through to 8 p.m. Friday. The heat index could near 100 degrees, the service said.

Storms could also hit.

The NWS also warned that the temperatures will be joined by high humidity, with illnesses such as heat stroke being a threat.

Here's the NWS forecast in more detail:

Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.