Summer Weather Forecast For NYC: See Predictions

NEW YORK — With the official start of summer just weeks away, temperatures are already beginning to heat up.

And this year is expected to be sweltering.

AccuWeather's 2021 summer weather forecast, released this week, lists daily forecasts for NYC until early August. After that, AccuWeather lists the historical average temperature for the rest of the summer.

It predicts the city will see a few days with rainy or stormy weather from May through July.

Temperatures in May will reach into the mid-70s over a couple of days, while June and July will see highs from the low 80s to the mid- to upper-80s. Historically, temperatures don’t go much over the low 80s in August.

Regionally, the Northeast will see several rounds of stronger storms sweeping across the area, particularly in June and July.

The stifling heat of the summer isn't expected to take hold until August, meteorologists said.

Nationally, AccuWeather predicts an eventful summer similar to the 2020 season, which brought record-breaking deaths and damage in the form of wildfires and hurricanes.

Meteorologists are also expecting the return of derechos, a weather phenomenon sometimes referred to as an “inland hurricane.” The term became more widely known last summer when one swept through Iowa with winds faster than 100 miles per hour on August 10.

“We are still very nervous about the possibility of derechos developing based on the pattern that we’re forecasting” Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather’s chief long-range forecaster, said in a statement.

This year, the most extreme weather is expected in the early fall, Pastelok added.

Although the number of tropical storms is predicted to be down from recent years, AccuWeather says tornadoes are likely to be on the rise from May until July - though they're expected in areas of the country more accustomed to them than the North East.