NOW: Calm conditions tonight with humidity increasing setting the stage up for a hotter day tomorrow.
NEXT: Tracking the heat wave until Saturday! Strong and severe storms will arrive tomorrow morning. Heat relief holds off until the weekend with another round of storms.

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News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Hilda Estevez says dangerously hot and humid weather is moving across the Hudson Valley into the weekend.
FORECAST:
TONIGHT: Calm and quiet evening as humidity increases. Overnight lows stay seasonal near 71.

THURSDAY: Clouds and rain arriving by 6 a.m. Strong to severe thunderstorms could be expected. Sky clears and another wave of showers and scattered storms return by the evening.



FRIDAY: Hot, hazy and humid. Highs soar 96. Feels like 105! Lows stay very mild near 78.

SATURDAY: Sunny and hot with heat busting cold front and storms. Highs near 92! Feels like 98! Lows near 69.
SUNDAY: RELIEF! Mostly sunny, lower heat and humidity. Highs near 82 degrees. Lows around 64 degrees.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 83 degrees. Lows around 64 degrees.
TUESDAY: Sun and clouds. Spotty shower or thunderstorm. Highs near 82 degrees. Lows around 64 degrees.