LI Weather: Hot Temps, Thunderstorms, Hazardous Weather Outlook

Long Island residents can expect some temperamental weather for the rest of the week, along with a hazardous weather outlook on Wednesday.

Get ready for some hot weather mixed with thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures could reach up to 90 degrees, so dress accordingly. But also bring your poncho because nearly every day has a chance of thunderstorms.

Here’s what the NWS says the next few days will looks like:

• Wednesday— Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night— Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
• Thursday— A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
• Thursday Night— A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
• Friday— A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night— A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
• Saturday— A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Saturday Night— A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Sunday— Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Sunday Night— Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

A hazardous weather outlook was also issued for southeastern Suffolk County and southern Nassau County for Wednesday. This alert mainly pertains to people who will be at the beach.
According to the NWS:

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC BEACHES INTO THIS EVENING..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

An air quality alert was also issued for portions of Long Island:

NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS
ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX...WESTCHESTER...
ROCKLAND....NASSAU...SUFFOLK...ORANGE...PUTNAM.

IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.

AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF GROUND LEVEL
OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY
TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER
THE AQI VALUE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN.

WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED...THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH
EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG, AND THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.

A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK
RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION. THE TOLL
FREE NUMBER IS 1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.