The weekend offered us some respite from what had been a cool, wet week. This week starts off with the potential for more drenching rain and thunderstorms before conditions calm. By the second half of the week, we will experience a noticeable increase in temperatures, with highs on Thursday possibly touching 90 in a few spots.

Rest of today – cloud cover should clear out for the next few hours until the next chance at rain comes later this evening. Depending on how much sun we get, high temperatures could reach the mid-upper 70s. Later this evening and overnight, we should see some showers in advance of an approaching cold front. While thunderstorms are expected west of the Hudson, the stabilizing influence of onshore sea breeze bringing in a marine air layer will serve to limit thunderstorms from persisting across NYC and points east along the coast. In any case, the heaviest rain appears to hold off until after 8PM.

Tuesday – mostly cloudy day with highs near 80. The aforementioned cold front draws nearer, giving us more chances at showers and thunderstorms, particularly later in the day. As with today, stronger storms will likely be limited to inland areas to the north and west that will not be affected by a sea breeze.

Wednesday – weak high pressure builds in for Wednesday behind the cold front. Generally sunny skies with highs in the mid-80s.

Thursday – humid and warm air flowing in from the southwest ahead of another frontal system will raise temperatures on Thursday to near 90ºF. This will feel like a late-July summer day with the high humidity.