Classic early August heat and humidity with scattered downpour potential into next week:

- Dew points on Long Island will mostly be between 70 and 75 degrees for the next 7 days, so there's no escaping the humidity! Heat Advisories for today and tomorrow, and it may be needed again for at least Monday (probably Tuesday as well). You know the deal with the potential for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms with some torrential downpours, mostly inland, and especially tomorrow afternoon/evening, but not everyone will get it, even there. The best chance for Long Island is in Nassau and early evening tomorrow, but there will also be scattered downpours Saturday afternoon. In these situations, you have to keep an eye on the sky and radar if you have outdoor events planned. I will likely post a future radar video later this morning.

- A slow-moving cold front will be approaching late Tuesday and move through sometime on Wednesday, so late next week looks much less humid and not nearly as warm/hot.

- There isn't much to worry about in the tropics for the next 7 to 10 days.

LONG ISLAND FORECAST:

***Heat Advisory for all of Long Island from 11 AM today to 8 PM tomorrow for heat index temperatures in the mid to upper 90's***

​Today: Mostly sunny, very hot/humid, and becoming breezy in the afternoon with highs mostly around 91 degrees with heat index temperatures of 94 to 99 degrees, but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SSW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and very humid with lows in the mid 70's. Wind out of the SSW at 10 mph to 15 mph, decreasing after midnight.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and oppressively hot and humid with a 50% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon/evening with the potential for very heavy downpours. Highs around 91 degrees with heat index temperatures of 95 to 100 degrees, but cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind light and variable in the morning and then out of the SSW at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy and very humid with scattered evening thunderstorms with heavy downpours with the best chance being for western Long Island. Lows in the low to mid 70's. Wind out of the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny and very humid with a 40% chance of some scattered showers/thunderstorms with heavy downpours with the best chance in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80's (heat index temperatures around 90 to 92 degrees), but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SSW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny and very humid with a slight chance of an afternoon or early evening thunderstorm with highs in the upper 80's (heat index temperatures in the mid 90's), but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SSW to SW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday: Partly cloudy and very humid with a 30% chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm with highs near 90 degrees (heat index temperatures in the mid 90's), but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy and very humid with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon/evening with highs in the mid to upper 80's (heat index temperatures in the low to mid 90's), but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind out of the SW at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid with scattered thunderstorms with highs in the mid 80's (heat index temperatures in the upper 80's), but a little cooler for the south shore and east end. Wind generally out of the WSW to W at 5 to 10 mph.

- 1st image: My 5 day forecast for Long Island

- 2nd image: Projected highs for today from the NWS

- 3rd image: Projected rainfall for the next 7 days from the WPC

- 4th image: Projected temperatures with ranges for Long Island for the next 15 days from the Euro ensembles

- 5th image: Projected temperatures for Long Island for the next 10 days from the NWS Model Blend