NYC Area Weather Forecast: Sunny Friday, Weekend Outlook & Tropical Storm Aaron

Today's Forecast: Sunny and Warm

• ☀️ Expect a mostly sunny and warm Friday with temperatures reaching up to 87 degrees.
• 🌡️ While it will feel a bit sticky, the humidity is not expected to be oppressive, with real feel temperatures around 91 degrees in the city.
• 🏖️ The beach forecast is excellent, with a low risk of rip currents, no lightning, and water temperatures in the 70s.

Weekend Outlook: Increasing Humidity and Storms

• ☁️ Overnight, expect increasing cloud cover and patchy fog, with temperatures around 72 degrees.
• 🌦️ Saturday will be warm at 84 degrees, with a chance of pop-up storms north and west of the city.
• 📈 Sunday will see a significant increase in both temperature and humidity, feeling like the mid-90s, with a 30% chance of storms.

Tropical Storm Aaron Update

• 🌀 Tropical Storm Aaron is moving swiftly west-northwest at 17 mph, with sustained winds of 70 mph.
• 🗺️ The storm's track is expected to shift more northerly this weekend.
• 🏝️ Impacts, including heavy rain and gusty winds, are expected for the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
• 🌊 An increasing rip current risk is anticipated for the East Coast next week.

7-Day Forecast and Traffic

• 📉 The week ahead will be cooler, with high temperatures in the 70s and some unsettled weather with spotty showers midweek.
• 🚗 Traffic updates include a crash on Route 109 in Newark and delays on the E and F subway lines in Queens due to track work.
• 🚦 The HOV lane on the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn remains closed for construction, but traffic is moving well.