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There is a cold front ready to rescue us from this week's heat and humidity melodrama. Unfortunately the front will have to wait in the wings as diva Hurricane Bill lights up the stage. Bill isn't going to make landfall in the US but it will cause dangerous rip currents this weekend. Be careful!

In a complete turnaround from yesterday's cloudy dreariness, there should be plenty of sun today, tomorrow, and into next week. The slow-moving cold front that provided the city with 38 straight hours of overcast conditions has been replaced by a high pressure system. Highs today should be in the mostly sunny mid 80s in town and the lower 80s near the shore.

It's a race! Will today be the first day of the summer above 90 degrees? It all depends on who wins the heating battle. There's more than enough heat behind the warm front that has moved north through the city to warm us into the 90s. However, there's a good chance the unstable atmosphere will produce enough clouds to hold back the high temperature. The balancing point looks to be the lower 90s over much of the city, with slightly lower temperatures right along the shore. Central and southern New Jersey are likely to see highs in the mid 90s and a heat index in the lower 100s. Because this has been a cool summer, today's heat will seem worse than usual. The NYC Office of Emergency Management has tips on how to stay cool.

Today's weather looks like it could have been ripped out of a meteorology textbook. The hazy, hot and humid air mass of this morning will be replaced by a cool, calm, and congenial Canadian high pressure system this evening. The cold front between the two is likely to produce thunderstorms this afternoon as it plows through the unstable air. Before the rain arrives we should have mostly sunny skies and a high in the upper 80s. Watch out for rip currents if you're going out to the beach.

If you were caught in this morning's rain and thought it was heavy wait a few hours! A warm front is slowly making it's way northward today. Showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front should arrive this afternoon and last through the evening. The expected rain is heavy enough to warrant a flash flood watch but not enough to make 2009 the wettest June-July on record! Unless three inches of rain falls, 2009 willl have to settle for second place behind 1975. Less than six inches of rain is needed by the end of August for Central Park to have its rainiest summer ever. Hip hip hooray!

Ugh. On mornings like this, with a dew point of 74 degrees, we wish Morningside Park had a funicular. After climbing all those steps we're a big, stinky, ball of sweat. Today will remain disgusting with a dose of danger this afternoon. A host of factors: heat, extreme humidity, unstable air, an approaching cold front, etc. all point to heavy rain, and potentially severe thunderstorms this afternoon. High winds, hail, flash flooding, frequent lightning, and possibly even a tornado are not out of the question. At present it appears that the most severe weather will hit slightly north and west of the city but it is still wise to keep an eye on the sky later today.

In case you were worried, weather conditions today promise to be a lot quieter than yesterday, when several storm cells blasted their way through the city.. Lightning, hail, a funnel cloud in Queens and lots of downed trees and urban flooding were the rule across the region. While the city will see plenty of heat and humidity, and perhaps a late-afternoon shower, there's nothing around to kick off severe thunderstorms. If today's high reaches the Weather Channel predicted 87 degrees it will be the first warmer-than-average day this month.

Humidity is the weather word of the week. The Bermuda High, which has been mostly absent this summer, will make its presence felt for the next several days. A weak Canadian high pressure system is keeping ol' Bermuda at bay today. Look for mostly sunny skies, increasing humidity, and a high in the lower 80s.

Sometimes the weather can be aesthetically pleasing. Not just in a rainbow and fluffy cloud kind of way, but also in the way the jet stream and upper level disturbances interact with high and low pressure systems near the ground.

Enjoy the sun today for tomorrow it will be gone. The high pressure system responsible for the recent streak of sunshine is moving offshore. We'll squeeze in one more pleasant day, look for a high around 80 this afternoon, before the clouds and rain return.

The King of Pop is gone but the rainy weather is threatening to be here forever. What looked earlier in the week to be a change toward drier weather has completely collapsed. Memories of yesterday afternoon's few short hours of beautiful sunshine will have to pull us through the next few days.

Do you know what didn't happen between 2am Monday and early this morning? That's right, the city went 48 hours without rain! A high pressure system was able to hold the stubborn cut-off low from moving back into the area.

Same old weather story again today. It's summertime and you've got to go up to the Arctic to even see mildly cold air. Without any big temperature differences the atmosphere slows way down. Consequently, it'll be warm and humid again today, enough so to trigger an air quality alert for this afternoon. Whether the high stays in the mid 80s or reaches 90 depends on how soon the clouds arrive this afternoon.

Hazy, hot and humid are today's buzzwords. The weak cold front that was responsible for the thunder and lightning (note: lightning safety tips) that brushed the city yesterday should scuttle across the metro region later today. The high should reach the upper 80s before the front passes. There's a slight chance of scattered showers this afternoon and evening.

A cold front has been slowly approaching the city since last night. The front is going to take all day and probably all night to move completely through the area. Little waves of low pressure like to surf along the frontal boundary. Those waves are likely to kick off showers and thunderstorms from now until tomorrow night. Given how thick the air is with moisture, some of those storms are going to contain periods of intense rain, gusty winds and possibly hail. The likelihood of intense rains has cautioned the issuing of a flash flood watch this afternoon through tomorrow. More ominously, as the day progresses conditions might approach those needed to produce an isolated tornado. The high today will be in the sticky low 80s.

Do you know what yesterday, today and tomorrow have in common? Statistically speaking, they are the hottest days of the year, averaging 85 for a high and 70 for a low. In that sense the recent hot spell peaked just about on time. Although the heat advisory is still in effect, today shouldn't be as warm as the weekend as the temperature will probably top out around 90. There's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tomorrow will be very similar, very warm with a chance of showers.

Today is going to be downright unpleasant and tomorrow even worse. A big high pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast is pulling hot and humid air into the region. Look for highs this afternoon in the mid 90s in the city and lower 90s in the suburbs. The heat and humidity have set off a heat advisory as well as an air quality alert. In response to the heat the city has opened cooling centers and the Salvation Army is opening their community centers to help people keep cool.

Sunny skies continue! Today will be much like yesterday albeit slightly more humid. Expect a sunny day with a high in the upper 80s. There is an Air Quality Alert in effect for this afternoon and evening. Ground level ozone is the culprit. During air quality alerts the Office of Emergency Management recommends reducing strenuous outdoor activity to reduce the risk of health problems associated with breathing ozone deep into your lungs. Others that are sensitive to elevated levels of ozone include the very young and people with pre-existing respiratory problems.

Cloudy and humid with a chance of afternoon showers continues to be the local weather story this week. Today will have a near normal high of 82, while tomorrow and Wednesday will be warmer. Tuesday should top out in the upper 80s and Wednesday may reach the low 90s.

There is no meteorological definition for thick air but Gothamist thinks today would qualify. So far it has been a cloudy, foggy, misty, muggy and rainy day. Throw in a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon and we've got a summer soup! The thunderstorms could be severe. Hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning are possible through about 10 p.m. or so. A flash flood watch is in effect for areas north and west of the city. Today's high will be in the low 80s.

Mother Nature may throw a little temper tantrum this afternoon, so you may want to take an early lunch or have it delivered. A warm front moving north through the city this morning will bring lots of humid, unstable air to the region. A trough of low pressure is expected to follow around 1 p.m. This disturbance will kick off showers and thunderstorms. The storms may contain strong, damaging winds, large hail, and rain of the intense downpour variety. It would not surprise Gothamist if a severe thunderstorm watch were posted later today. The high today will be a very soggy 80 degrees. An approaching cold front tonight will extend the chance of showers and thunderstorms until well after midnight.

Enjoy the cool weather today as tomorrow is likely to be twenty degrees warmer. The fog and clouds this morning are typical precursors to the passage of a warm front. This particular front has some mighty hot air behind it. Today's high will be in the mid-70s. The sun may make an appearance after noon. Tomorrow is going to be hot. Look for a near-record high in the mid 90s.

There may be a stray shower or two this morning but most of the rain has moved eastward. The rest of the day will remain cool and cloudy as the cold front that passed brought last night's rain goes stationary over southern New Jersey. The front isn't going to do much of anything until late Thursday. Showers are possible again tonight and tomorrow morning. Highs today and tomorrow will be in the lower 70s at best.