[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Monday. Weather: Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-90s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Sunday (Independence Day).
After a few wonderful, balmy days last week, a different weather pattern descended on New York over the weekend: high heat and heavy humidity.
City officials warn that temperatures are going to climb even higher in the coming days, and they are urging residents to stay inside.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Tuesday and said that the heat and humidity were likely to last until Thursday. “Stay indoors if you can stay indoors,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Saturday warning of the coming heat. “Don’t.