BY STEVEN DiMARTINO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Looks like a great holiday weekend is coming up, if you like hazy, hot, and humid conditions that is.
High pressure over the St. Lawrence River Valley will continue to shift to the east producing light and variable winds along with low humidity through this evening. Under clear skies this afternoon, temperatures will rise into the upper 80's along the coast and lower to mid 90's away from the coast for highs.
A few isolated thunderstorms will be possible this evening, otherwise scattered cloud cover with winds shift to the south and southwest can be expected. Humidity will increase as a southwesterly wind marks the return of hazy, hot, and humid conditions. Temperatures will fall into the upper 60's to mid 70's for lows.
A series of disturbances will keep the threat of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in the forecast each day for tomorrow on through Sunday. Otherwise; hazy, hot, and humid conditions are expected through this weekend throughout the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas. Thunderstorms will be capable of very heavy downpours, frequent lightning, wind gusts over 40 mph, and large hail. Temperatures will range from the upper 60's to mid 70's for lows and upper 80's to lower 90's along the coast and lower to mid 90's away from the coast for highs. The heat index in the afternoon will range from the mid 90's to mid 100's through the period.
