Temperatures continue to march upward in the tri-state area, with highs expected around 80 degrees Wednesday and forecast warmer as the week goes on — a welcome summery feel that is also triggering wildfire concerns regionally. Brush fires erupted across New Jersey a day ago in Brick, Howell Township and Teaneck, while firefighters were battling a 500-acre forest fire in…
The entire tri-state area is at a high risk for potential fires
The dry spell continues with at least three more days of sunny skies, paired with temperatures going up, up, and way into the 80s starting Wednesday and lasting through Friday. Some areas may top 80 degrees on Wednesday, and temperatures will hit the mid-80s on Thursday and Friday. New York City's Friday forecast is 85 degrees, close to what is average for early July .
Most of the record high temperatures for Friday were set all the way back in the 1940s. We should be within a degree or two of reaching those highs for Central Park, LaGuardia and JFK airports, as well as Bridgeport and Poughkeepsie.
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