Sunshine and warmer weather conditions for New York City

The clouds move in for Friday - limiting the amount of sunshine. With stormy weather arriving Friday night, there's a chance for a few gusty thunderstorms and nuisance flooding/puddles. Showers continue into Saturday before there's slow improvement. A cooler patch of air rolls in for Sunday and Sunday night - introducing an autumn feel to the air early next week, featuring highs in the lower 60s, flat-yet-puffy stratocumulus clouds, and morning lows near 49 degrees.

Catch Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Mike Rizzo's Brooklyn forecast below:

TONIGHT: Clear sky and mild. Lows near 66.

WEDNESDAY: A thin smoky haze will roll through the region this afternoon and evening making the sky appear lightly gray or "diluted blue". Highs near 82. Lows near 65.

THURSDAY: AM sun, PM clouds, still warm and humid. Highs near 76. Lows near 64.

FRIDAY: Limited sunshine, seasonable. Chance of PM showers/storms. Highs near 70. Lows near 61.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy, noticeably cooler with the chance of showers. Highs near 66. Lows near 53.

SUNDAY: Cool, crisp, sunny and gusty. Highs near 62. Lows near 49.

NEXT WEEKEND: A SIGNIFICANT cool down looking likely, ushering in a crisp fall feel where highs are likely in the 50s and lows in the 40s by Sunday night / Monday.

Wildfire smoke has been slowly moving down from Canada over the course of Saturday to Sunday and it has made the skies a little hazy around the tri-state area. While the smoke is expected to linger around through Tuesday afternoon, it is not expected to reach the levels where advisories will be issued for poor air quality and the public health at risk.