June's off to a steamy, and possibly stormy, start but a long stretch of mild weather should soon follow. A cold front is dividing the state in two today. Everyone east of, say, Syracuse or Binghamton is basking in a soupy, tropical, air mass. We're looking at a high close to 90 in the city this afternoon. Behind the cold front Buffalo will be lucky to reach 70 today. With the heat and humidity and the big change in air masses we are likely to see afternoon or early evening showers and thunderstorms in the city. Some of those storms could be intense, as the National Weather Service has just issued a tornado watch for NYC, as well as Nassau, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties until 8 p.m. tonight.
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Storms And Tornado Watch This Afternoon, Cool And Dry Tomorrow
Mega Muggy Today, Dry Tomorrow
It's a coin-flipper of a forecast today. Heads and weather.com say this layer of stratus clouds lasts all day. In that case the high will reach the mid 80s and there will be a good chance of scattered showers as a cold front approaches this afternoon. If the coin lands tail up, like the Weather Service believes, the stratus clouds will burn off by early afternoon, the temperature will zip up close to 90 and there will be a good chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms later in the day. Tonight's Jets-Giants game at the new Meadowlands stadium could be a soggy affair.
Hot And Humid For Rest of Week
That was one hellacious storm that blasted through the city last night. The worst hit areas were the Upper West Side and Central Park. The rain gauge at Belvedere Castle was on the edge of the storm and recorded .64 inches of rain in just a few minutes. To our semi-trained eye it looked like at least double that amount fell on 116th Street in Harlem.
Hurricanes And Heat
A is for Ana, heading for the DR. B is for Bill, staying out to sea. C is for Claudette, making the south wet. After a slow start the Atlantic hurricane season hopped to life over the weekend with three named storms. The strongest, Hurricane Bill, looks like it will stay out to sea. The lady storms would have the potential to drop some rain our way were it not for the appearance of another stranger this summer.
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