Humid with clouds and some sunny breaks as highs hit mid-80s

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 13 to 17 MPH.

Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with a high near 83 and a 70 percent chance of showers.

Highs will dip into the low 80s, providing relief after this week’s heat wave.

A slow moving band of showers and isolated thunderstorms across Northern New York early tonight will bring the potential for some locally heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny, with highs near 89. We’ll have clear skies Thursday night with lows in the mid 50s and light south winds.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, hot.

Tonight: Variable winds 5 knots or less.

Monday night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Cloudy skies and scattered rain and storms mean cooler than normal highs in the low 80s for the Upstate and upper 70s in the mountains. Mostly clear Saturday night with a low around 62. Rain chances will remain in the 40% range through 8 p.m., but after sunset the rain will quickly come to an end.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Next week should be warmer and drier, although the risk of at least “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and storms” will need to stay in the forecast.

Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

MondayMostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday night: Partly cloudy. The result will be numerous showers and thunderstorms, especially in the western half of the state.

Sunday: Partly sunny and a little warmer. Over the next few days, the storm will generally move to the west-northwest, likely becoming our first hurricane of the season by Friday. Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm.