Fallout from Monday’s extreme climate continued into Tuesday within the New York Metropolis and tristate space, as flash-flood runoff engorged rivers, closed some roads and plagued prepare tunnels.
For the approaching week, although rain can even issue, meteorologists’ issues are principally a looming warmth wave with humidity that may increase the warmth index a number of levels.
Folks play soccer at a Brooklyn park at nightfall on the finish of the most well liked day of the 12 months up to now on June 24, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Spencer Platt/Getty Photos)
Wednesday by means of Friday would see a “moderate to high potential” for warmth indices of 95 levels to the low 100s, the NWS stated in its web site forecast dialogue.
The warmth index is what the temperatures really feel like, and that may rely on humidity, Ramsey stated. Wednesday’s precise temperatures will vary from the higher 80s to the low 90s, however the warmth index will likely be 95 to 100, he stated. Thursday’s precise temperature isn’t anticipated to be a lot totally different — 90, 91 or 92 — “but it will be even more humid, so we’re looking at heat index values of 100 to 105,” Ramsey stated.
“Once we get into tomorrow, we are going to have more of a chance for rain as we get into the midafternoon and evening,” Ramsey stated. “We’ll carry that chance through the night.”
Whereas scattered thunderstorms have been forecast for Thursday, the in depth flooding that swept away two ladies in New Jersey, inundated New York Metropolis subway stations and flooded a number of highways was not anticipated to recur.
This picture constituted of video exhibits a flooded road in Rahway, N.J., on July 14, 2025.(WABC-TV by way of AP)
Three New Jersey counties remained underneath a flood warning into early Tuesday morning, and Amtrak warned of delays on the Northeast Hall line “due to heavy rain and weather-related impacts overnight.”
The Bronx River rose above flood degree Tuesday morning as storm runoff flowed into the waterway in a single day Monday, closing down components of the Bronx River Parkway. By afternoon, ranges have been again to regular, and the roadway was open, Ramsey stated. Subway service, too, was again to regular Tuesday morning.
The heavy rainfall — one to 2 inches per hour, with a storm complete topping 6 inches in components of New Jersey — was because of storms that “were kind of stalling out, moving at a snail’s pace,” Ramsey defined, dumping all their rain in a single place. The remainder of the week wouldn’t ship something like that deluge, he added. Wednesday night time would see some scattered showers, with extra quite a few spates on Thursday.
This picture constituted of video exhibits vehicles submerged in floodwaters in Rahway, NJ., on July 14, 2025.(WABC-TV by way of AP)
“Because of that we do have a marginal risk for flooding, but it’s mainly expected to be isolated, so what we do see is not as widespread or significant as what we just saw,” Ramsey stated. “But we could have an isolated downpour.”
The NWS predicted an “isolated severe threat and localized flash flood threat” for late Wednesday afternoon and night for New York Metropolis and westward “in a moderately unstable and moist airmass.”
Friday issues will most probably each dry out and funky off, Ramsey stated.
