Unsettled Weather Clears out of Tri-State Ahead of a Dry Weekend
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Janice Huff’s forecast for July 14.
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Temperatures surpassed 90 degrees by mid-morning in parts of the tri-state Thursday, the worst of the days-long heat stretch
Friday is expected to be much cooler dropping back into the high 70s, but still muggy as another storm system rolls through the area
The weekend is expected to be sunny and much less humid with Sunday expected to be the best day
The stifling heat that choked the tri-state area for days mercifully subsided on Friday, ushering in hours of rain and unsettled weather that was to clear up in time for the weekend.
Pockets of heavy rain moved over swaths of the tri-state area during the day Friday, leading to flash flood advisories for more than a half-dozen counties in New Jersey, including flash flood warnings along the Jersey Shore down to Atlantic City. Area airports had been reporting delays, and a downed tree at Gun Hill Road in the Bronx caused a brief subway suspension.
By nightfall, most of the rain was moving offshore south of New York City and to the west of Long Island. There were also pockets of heavy rain in the Hudson Valley, including in Sullivan County.
Patchy fog was expected Friday night into Saturday, Storm Team 4 says.
High temperatures only hit the mid-70s in the city Friday, a welcome respite from the stagnant, sizzling air that made it feel like 100 degrees or more across much of the tri-state area a day earlier.
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Enjoy a hot afternoon at Astoria Park in Queens. The Olympic pool is open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily.
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McCarren Park Pool is an Olympic pool located in Brooklyn's McCarren Park. The pool is open daily from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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Hamilton Fish Park features both an Olympic pool and a wadding pool. The park is open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily and is located at Pitt Street and Houston Street.
Crotona Pool in the Bronx is an Olympic pool located at 173rd Street and Fulton Avenue. It is open daily from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Lyons Pool, located at Pier 6 and Victory Boulevard, features an outdoor Olympic pool, a wading pool and a diving pool. The pool is open daily from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Actual temperatures Thursday peaked at 94 degrees at LaGuardia Airport, 93 at Newark, 93 at Kennedy and 90 in Central Park, according to the National Weather Service. Storm Team 4 says "precipitable water" in the atmosphere contributed to extra heavy downpours during isolated thunderstorms that popped up in the afternoon, bringing down trees and power lines and causing commute delays.
An increase in seaweed at Point Lookout Beach fueled by nitrogen. Greg Cergol reports.
Everything is expected to clear out in time for the weekend, as the cold front from the storm system moves out of the region. Saturday could be a mix of sun and clouds, but Sunday there will be an abundance of sunshine. Both days should see high temperatures in the mid-80s with low humidity.
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People arrive at 42nd Street an hour before the Manhattan Solstice is predicted to occur at 8:20 p.m.
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Viewers stand in the middle of East 42nd Street while cars race around them, with the prospect of getting a shot of Manhattanhenge.
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Photographers at 42nd Street come equipped with advanced DSLR cameras.
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People gather on Broadway and Sixth Avenue to see the sun align with the east-west streets of the Manhattan grid.
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Disappointed people wait at an intersection, only to see cloudy skies and no sunset colors on the horizon.
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People pack onto the sidewalk outside Grand Central Station, reportedly one of the best viewing spots.
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A sea of photographers vies for a viewing spot outside Grand Central Station.
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Crowds gather on the Pershing Square Bridge near Grand Central Station, but only getting cloudy skies.
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People wait for the Manhattan Solstice to appear on the Pershing Bridge at Grand Central Station.
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A woman poses for a photo in the middle of 42nd Street, in front of where the Manhattan Solstice should have appeared.
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Viewers stand under a "no standing anytime" sign, still hopeful they might see a solstice as the sky grows dark.
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Crowds photograph the sky, sunset or not, even as the sky grows dark.
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After 9 p.m., crowds disperse as clouds cover the skies. No sign of Manhattanhenge tonight.
