STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — This year’s Fourth of July celebrations are likely to be visited by thunderstorms and showers, but skies may clear by the time fireworks burst into colorful displays over New York City, an AccuWeather forecaster told the Advance/SILive.com.
Cells of thunderstorms are forecasted to affect the five boroughs beginning in the afternoon, said Dave Dombek, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather, but a full wash-out is not expected.
“You’re talking one neighborhood is getting a thunderstorm that lasts 15 to 20 minutes and five miles down the road it doesn’t rain a drop,” said Dombek. “I think it’s going to be one of those type of days, where it’s not widespread that everyone’s getting rained on.”
The greatest chances for storm activity is in the afternoon into early evening, but stormy weather is anticipated to gradually dissipate after sunset. If that occurs before fireworks shoot up into the sky remains to be seen.
“We’re kind of thinking that the activity at that point will be winding down and either moving away or just dissipating,” said Dombek. “But it’s a close call.”
Dombek said any lingering chance for rain should diminish by around 11 p.m.
“We’re pretty confident that around 11 o’clock or midnight it’s pretty quiet,” said Dombek. “It’s that timeframe from about 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. — that’s really the critical time — and that’s the time during which we’re expecting if there is still something around, that it’s going to be moving away or dying out.”
Humidity, which has lingered across New York City in recent days, is again going to make a presence on Tuesday. Temperatures may reach the mid-80s before dipping to a low around 70 degrees later at night.
Air quality should improve after the state Department of Environmental Conservation issued an alert Monday for elevated levels of pollutants in New York City. At worst, said Dombek, the city’s air quality index should not rise higher than a…
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