UPDATED 07/16/26 9:05 AM
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has invaded, with air quality declining to unhealthy levels through the rest of the week. A turn toward cooler, wetter weather is expected by the weekend.
TODAY
A stationary front will linger over the region with smoky, hazy skies and isolated thunderstorms. Winds will be from the west at 5 to 10 mph. High temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 80s over the interior and Long Island, and in the lower to mid-90s elsewhere. A heat index in the mid- to upper 90s is expected.
TONIGHT
A stationary front will linger over the region with smoky, hazy skies and isolated thunderstorms. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. Low temperatures will range from the lower to mid-60s over the interior and from the upper 60s to the lower 70s along the coast.
TOMORROW
A stationary front will linger over the region with smoky, hazy skies and isolated thunderstorms. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. High temperatures will range from the lower to mid-80s over the interior, mid to upper 80s on Long Island, and upper 80s to lower 90s along the I-95 corridor.
TOMORROW NIGHT
A stationary front will linger over the region with smoky, hazy skies and isolated thunderstorms. Winds will be from the southeast at 5 mph. Low temperatures will range from the upper 60s to the lower 70s.
SATURDAY
An area of low pressure will drive a warm front through the region with showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A cold front will follow in the afternoon and evening with showers and thunderstorms. Winds will back to the south at 5 to 10 mph. High temperatures will range from the lower to mid-80s.
SUNDAY
The cold front will clear the coast with showers in the morning, followed by clearing skies in the afternoon and evening. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. Low temperatures will range from the mid- to upper 60s over the interior to the lower to mid-70s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the upper 70s to the lower 80s over the interior and from the mid to upper 80s along the coast.
MONDAY
High pressure will produce scattered clouds. Low temperatures will range from the mid- to upper 50s over the interior to the lower to mid-60s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the upper 70s to the lower 80s over the interior and Long Island, and from the mid to upper 80s along the I-95 corridor.
TUESDAY
A warm front will move through the region in the morning with showers and thunderstorms. A cold front will follow in the afternoon and evening with additional showers and thunderstorms. Low temperatures will range from the lower to mid-60s over the interior and from the upper 60s to the lower 70s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the upper 70s to lower 80s on Long Island, mid to upper 80s in the New York City metropolitan area, lower to mid-80s over the interior, and upper 80s to lower 90s in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
WEDNESDAY
A series of cold fronts will produce variable clouds and isolated showers. Low temperatures will range from the mid- to upper 60s over the interior to the lower to mid-70s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the lower to mid-80s.
THURSDAY
High pressure will produce scattered clouds. Low temperatures will range from the upper 50s to the lower 60s over the interior and from the lower to mid-60s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 70s over the interior and upper 70s to lower 80s along the coast.
