The blistering heat is sticking around Friday and through the weekend, but the high humidity that's been suffocating the tri-state is on its way out following a washout Thursday, Storm Team 4 says.
Friday will be hot, but breezy, with highs reaching 91 degrees in the city.
There will be plenty of sunshine Friday and through the weekend, with low humidity, making for a picture-perfect few days. There's no rain in the forecast until Tuesday.
Highs capped out in the low to mid-80s in the five boroughs Thursday, which fell short of the three consecutive 90-plus degree days needed for an official heat wave. But conditions felt more like 95 to 100 degrees because of the smothering humidity, Storm Team 4 says. In Newark, New Jersey, temperatures hit 90 degrees shortly before 3 p.m., making for an official heat wave in that city.
Intense storms bombarded the tri-state area Thursday with gusty winds, heavy downpours and lightning, toppling trees and flooding streets in Manhattan.
The stifling, wet weather followed a sweltering Wednesday for the tri-state as the heat climbed above the 90-degree mark for the second day in a row, according to Storm Team 4.
Highs reached 96 degrees in midtown Wednesday, making it the hottest day of the year for those in Manhattan. Oppressive humidity made it feel much, much hotter to the south and west of the city, with the heat index approaching 100 degrees.
