Expected heatwave leads to red alert in NYC and beyond through Friday

NEW YORK — The First Alert Weather Team has issued a red alert for New York City and beyond through Friday due to an expected heat wave, high humidity and air quality concerns.

alarm: Red alert from Wednesday to Friday due to dangerous heat and excessive humidity.

Hints:

Air quality alarm: Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for New York City, Northern New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley due to elevated ground-level ozone levels.

Heat warning: Wednesday and Thursday 12pm-8pm for New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley. Feels like 95-100.

Warning of excessive heat: Friday 6am to Sunday 8pm for most of New Jersey. Feels like 100-105.

Wednesday night: Mild again with lows between 21 and 15 degrees.

Thursday (summer solstice): Very hot and humid. Highs around 35 degrees, but it feels like 35 degrees or so. The summer solstice occurs at 4:50 p.m.

looking ahead:

Friday (first full day of summer): Very hot and humid with the possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs between 35 and 35 degrees, feeling over 35 degrees.

Saturday: Hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 27°C, but it feels like 32°C.

Sunday: Hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs between 30 and almost 32 degrees, but it will feel like 32 degrees.