NYC Weather: Heat Nears 100 Degrees After Labor Day

NEW YORK — Labor Day hasn't brought an end to the sweltering heat. New York City will see unseasonably steamy temperatures until the end of the week, with Tuesday feeling like almost 100 degrees, the National Weather Service predicts.

The city will be under a heat advisory until 9 p.m. Tuesday as the mercury climbs to a high near 92 and the heat index gets as high as 97 degrees, the weather service says.

The heat index — how hot it feels with humidity factored in — hit 98 in Central Park on Monday for the similarly stifling Labor Day holiday.

A "weak cold front" will move through Tuesday night and make for a cooler Wednesday, but the high temperature will still be well above normal near 88 degrees, the weather service says.

Thursday will bring another scorcher with a high near 90 and a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before Friday cools to a roughly normal high near 80 degrees, the forecast says.

Here's a closer look at what to expect from this hot post-Labor Day week, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Light east wind.

Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

(Lead image: People cool off in a fountain in Washington Square Park in Manhattan on Aug. 28, 2018. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)