Excessive Heat, Bad Air Warnings Extended For Poughkeepsie

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — An excessive heat warning is in place until after sunset Monday. Air quality has deteriorated further, and is now classified "unhealthy" for everyone in the lower Hudson Valley. Temperature anomalies on the order of 10 to even 20 degrees above normal are expected Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Hot and humid weather may continue into the middle of the work week, so heat-related advisories may be extended, the NWS said.

The excessive heat warning for Dutchess and Ulster counties is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday, while the warning for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester ends an hour earlier.

Also, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Tuesday through Friday. Locally heavy downpours will be possible with any thunderstorms.

And to make things even more uncomfortable, it won't get much cooler after dark. The overnight low in Central Park was 80 degrees early Monday.

"Overnight lows will also be quite sultry, especially in urban areas where readings could remain above 75 degrees all night," said meteorologist D. Hamrick.

Here's the five-day forecast from the NWS for the mid-Hudson Valley:

• Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 104. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Independence Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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