Tag: national-weather-service

Extreme heat warning in NYC: How to stay cool during the upcoming heat wave

New Yorker splashing water on face during extreme heat wave

Jun. 21, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki New York City is under an extreme heat warning from Sunday through Tuesday as high temperatures are expected to flirt with 100 degrees or higher.  A Bermuda high-pressure system will send the mercury soaring through the Big Apple between June 22 and 24. Forecast highs will be in…

Snowstorm in the forecast Sunday as NYC ahead of an arctic blast

A women in snow fall holding umbrella

Jan. 18, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki New Yorkers should get their shovels out for Sunday as a snowstorm is expected to bring 2 to 5 inches of the white stuff to the Big Apple. The storm is on the leading edge of a cold front that will pass through the area, bringing a blast…

Disappearance of boys off Rockaways serves as grim reminder of rip tide danger

Beach in Rockaways where two teens went missing due to rip tide

Jun. 22, 2024 By Mac Sorensen The grim search continues for two teenage boys swept away by a rip tide off Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways on Friday evening. Published reports indicated the teens were reported missing at about 6:35 p.m. on June 21, prompting a massive search conducted by several agencies —…