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Lizzy Nielsen - AM NY

NEW YORK, NY — If you haven't installed your air conditioner yet, Friday might be the day to do it.

That's because New York this weekend will be sweltering through a brutal heat wave, the first of 2008.

Daytime highs will soar above 90 degrees from Saturday to Monday, according to Accuweather.com. And the high humidity will make those afternoons feel as though it's hotter than 100.

New York City Braces for Heat Wave

Lizzy Nielsen – AM NY

NEW YORK, NY — If you haven’t installed your air conditioner yet, Friday might be the day to do it.

That’s because New York this weekend will be sweltering through a brutal heat wave, the first of 2008.

Daytime highs will soar above 90 degrees from Saturday to Monday, according to Accuweather.com. And the high humidity will make those afternoons feel as though it’s hotter than 100.

Friday will be seasonable, but a warm front later in the day will leave hot and sticky air behind it.

“The heat will dominate much of the area. Saturday, Sunday and Monday highs in the 90s are likely from midtown to central New Jersey,” said meteorologist Alan Reppert of Accuweather.com.

Reppert said it will stay warm and humid until Wednesday or Thursday.

In 2007, New York City didn’t see its first 90 degree day until late June. However, Reppert says it’s not uncommon for this kind of warmth so early in the year.

And if you’re not a fan of the hot weather, you may be in for a long summer.

“Temperatures are expected to be above normal for the rest of the summer, running about two degrees above normal,” Reppert said.

Keep cool

* Stay out of the sun during the warmest parts of the day

* Drinking plenty of water, but avoid alcohol and caffeine

* Wear light-colored, loose-fitting clothing

* Check in on the elderly

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12 Comments

  • Global warming is true

    Yup say hello to Global Warming.(you dont have to say its true but you can go to Antartica and see the melting ice), And then get ready for a ice age.

  • C.S.

    WHAT N THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!
    ARE MY KIDZ STILL GONNA HAVE SCHOOL?
    PULEEZ SAY NO-THEY GOTTA HAVE A BREAK!!!

  • HATE THE HOT!

    Ohh boy am i excited!
    Just what we all need now…..A HEAT WAVE!

  • 7ht grader from beis rivka

    yes! im always cold and finally aheat wave to tan in! i just cant wait!

  • (to c.s.)school?

    uh school? i sure hope they don’t have school. it is shavuos…

  • Modesty

    Don’t forget that modesty also applies when there is a heatwave. Extra sun does not mean the laws of modesty can be put to the side. I guess this is are tests from G-d, let us all pass!

  • 7th grader

    and i thought i would be able to tan! i went outside to sit on the steps and i couldn’t breathe!! all i do is sit in front of the air conditioner!