Our flood threat is over. Now it's back to heat advisories for NYC area

Our flood concerns are drying out after the tri-state area was treated to a second day of widespread rain in the first half of Saturday.

The flood watch ended on Saturday afternoon, after much of our area braced for pockets of heavy downpours. The rain was isolated, so not everyone got caught in the morning showers.

So far this summer, total rainfall in NYC is running four inches below average. This is reflected in a drought monitor that shows a growing area of unusually dry soil. Much of New Jersey also falls into the “unusually dry” category, and a few areas are even experiencing moderate drought.

As a result, while this weekend’s rainfall is good for the region, the flood threat is troublesome. When the ground is dry it cannot absorb rainfall at the same rate as moderately moist soil.

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Once the rain clears the area, we dry out Sunday — and are right back in a steamy summer stretch of extreme heat. 

Expect another heat wave starting Sunday and extending through the middle of next week. Temperatures will range between 90 and 95 degrees with afternoon “feels like” temperatures between 95 and the low 100s.

Our next round of heat advisories start Sunday and Monday for much of the tri-state.

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There is also a chance for storms much of next week, through Thursday.

The silver lining: Temperatures (and more importantly humidity) will finally come back to Earth by the end of next week, with highs retuning to the mid-80s in time for next weekend.

Check out the exclusive 10-day forecast below:

Track any approaching storms using our interactive radar below.