Steamy, Then Stormy, Then Relief: Bronxville's Work Week Weather

BRONXVILLE, NY — It's a Bermuda high — that's what's causing these very humid conditions. Things will change on Tuesday, forecasters promise, but cooler temps will be accompanied by thunderstorms and the possibility of heavy rain and damaging winds.

First, Monday highs. Temps will reach the upper 80s to lower 90s for much of the area. Combined with the humidity, it will feel like the middle to upper 90s, mainly across western portions of the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, and Northeast New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service.

A passing shower or thunderstorm is possible anywhere in the tri-state.

"Be sure to stay cool and hydrated, and have a great start to the work week!" said the boys at Hudson Valley Weather.

Conditions will continue to be hot and humid, mainly for the New York City metro area, on Tuesday where heat indices of 95 to 99 are once again possible, the NWS said.

Then an approaching cold front will bring better chances for showers and thunderstorms to the entire area, continuing into Tuesday night. Heavy rain will be associated with the thunderstorms, along with strong to possibly damaging winds for a few of the strongest storms.

With plenty of moisture available in the atmosphere, any of these storms will have the potential to result in heavy downpours that could lead to flash flooding, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Kyle Elliott.

Toward the end of the work week, cooler air will bring relief.

Here's the five-day weather forecast for southern Westchester:

• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
• Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 67. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Image via AccuWeather.com.