It’s hot and heavy in New York City as hazy, sticky conditions simmer amid another heat wave. It felt like 100 degrees in the Big Apple on Saturday as a heat advisory in effect since mid-week came to an end, making way for heavy thunderstorms to roll in. Flood watches are in effect for the … Read more
Another scorcher is set to grip the metro area over the next few days, with real-feel temperatures potentially hitting 110 degrees, meteorologists said Sunday. A heat wave is invading up and down the East Coast and will have no mercy on the five boroughs, with the thermometer threatening to reach 99 degrees Tuesday — and … Read more
The metro region was swamped by an unexpected deluge of rainstorms Saturday, which lowered the temperatures after a blistering week in New York, but only for a day. “The rain is mostly wrapped up for today,” said FOX Weather Meteorologist Cody Braud. “We should see some periods of sunshine here,” he said, noting that the … Read more
It’s too hot to trot — and now New York City’s horse carriage drivers are the ones getting cooked. Horse-drawn carriage drivers say they haven’t been able to work a full day since July 5 due to the unforgiving heat – an “unusually long” work stop order from the city that’s affecting their bottom lines. … Read more
A motorcyclist traveling with a pack of fellow riders died from heat exposure Saturday in Death Valley as large swaths of the US continue to grapple with triple-digit temperatures or close to it. The unidentified motorcyclist died from the punishing hot weather while the group of six were riding through Death Valley National Park, officials … Read more
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s and holding the East in its hot and humid grip throughout the week, forecasters said Sunday. An excessive heat warning — the National Weather Service’s highest alert — … Read more
While New Yorkers are set to get a slight break from the heat and humidity over the next few days, the dial will be turning up out West, where a days-long stretch of high temperatures will challenge records across the region, including the potential for a new high in the “hottest place on earth.” “The … Read more
Oh say can you AC? One heat happy New Yorker chose one of Summer 2024’s sweatiest days to fan up a heated debate over the merits and necessity of apartment air conditioning. The fresh air freak wound up triggering a BTU brouhaha by announcing their dislike of the seasonal window-killer on Reddit’s popular Ask NYC … Read more
The year’s first heat wave is leaving blue-collar workers red in the face — and it’ll only get more stifling as the week goes on, according to forecasters. For those whose jobs keep them tethered to the great outdoors — even as the mercury somersaults into the high 80s, as it did Tuesday in the … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that the Big Apple is ready for its first heat wave of the year — but reminded city dwellers to prepare for a string of steamy days that could push the heat index up to nearly 100 degrees. “A heat wave can be more than just uncomfortable,” Adams said at … Read more