Long Island weather forecast: heat, air quality advisories, possible storms
Dix Hills Firefighters Ryan Leavy, left, and Adam Tomko take a water break while combating a house fire on Kilmer Avenue during Friday's excessive heat. Credit: Joseph Sperber
It's hot and humid, again.
In addition to a heat advisory the National Weather Service has extended to 7 p.m. Saturday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation also has issued air quality advisories for the New York-Long Island-metro area for Friday and Saturday.
It warns of ozone pollution that could endanger those with respiratory disease — among those at risk, young children, the elderly, those who have asthma, cardiovascular disease and other symptoms or ailments that make them vulnerable.
The air quality advisory was issued for 11 a.m. through 11 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, the DEC said.
Meanwhile, the weather service heat advisory update issued early Friday warned the combination of heat and humidity will make it feel like it's in the upper 90s, maybe even in the low 100s Friday and Saturday, a situation that could lead to heat illnesses. The weather service warned that "Seniors and those with chronic health problems or mental health conditions are at increased risk."
Danielle Fiederlein of East Islip uses a personal fan as she tries to find relief from the heat at Robert Moses State Park on Friday. Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa Loarca
The forecast for Friday was for temperatures hovering right around 90 degrees with a chance for scattered thunderstorms later in the day and then overnight into Saturday.
"It's going to feel kind of muggy overnight tonight into tomorrow," Rian Murphy, an intern meteorologist at the National Weather Services office in Upton, said in a telephone interview Friday evening. Compared to Thursday and Friday, she said Saturday will feel "not as bad," adding that the heat index will make temperatures feel around 95 degrees.
There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall and flooding Friday in Brooklyn, Queens and western Nassau, the weather service said.
The weather service also warned that homes without air conditioning can be much hotter than soaring outdoor temperatures and advised anyone who may be at risk to stay indoors in an air-conditioned setting — whether that is at home or at a local cooling center location.
Anyone working outdoors is advised to reduce risk, with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommending frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone outdoors is also advised to be aware of the possibility of heat stroke.
The weather service said in cases of heat stroke, immediately call 911.
Rain, thunderstorms and humid conditions could lead to fog in areas across Long Island on Saturday, followed by a chance of rain Sunday. That is when the humidity figures to leave us, making thermometer-topping highs approaching 90 degrees Monday much more palatable.
While sunny skies are in the forecast for Monday, the weather service is calling for showers and possible thunderstorms to return Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Murphy said Long Islanders can hope for a reprieve from high heat and humidity next.
"Monday looks to be hotter than the rest of the week," she said. "After Monday it should start to cool down."
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