Heat Alert: Another hot day ahead of strong storms and a cool, rainy Memorial Day weekend
Hudson Valley faces another round of summer-like heat Wednesday before thunderstorms and a sharp cooldown arrive ahead of a wet holiday weekend
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Overnight, skies will be parly cloudy, humid, and very warm as temperatures stay more than 20 degrees above normal into Wednesday morning. Wednesday will begin sunny, go from very warm to hot as temperatures once more rise into the low 90s ahead of a storm threat developing on Wednesday afternoon.
The primary impact window for thunderstorms will be between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday. A line of showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop, with some storms potentially becoming strong to severe. Any severe storm could produce damaging wind gusts, heavy downpours and small hail.
A few lingering showers may continue overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning, especially across Westchester and Rockland counties, before drier air begins moving into the region.
Temperatures will cool significantly for Thursday and Friday with conditions turning much more seasonable, although skies will still feature a mix of clouds and sunshine.
Unfortunately, the Memorial Day weekend forecast continues trending unsettled for the unofficial start of summer. Rain chances will increase late Friday night and continue through much of the weekend. Saturday currently appears to be the wettest day with periods of moderate and steady rain expected. Cooler-than-average temperatures and scattered showers may linger into Sunday and Memorial Day before temperatures rebound into the 70s early next week.
