The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday.
In New York, the watch covers the following counties:
- All of New York City
- Nassau
- Suffolk
- Westchester
- Putnam
- Rockland
- Orange
- Dutchess
- Ulster
- Sullivan
- Columbia
- Greene
- Albany
- Rensselaer
- Schenectady
- Schoharie
- Broome
- Chenango
- Delaware
- Montgomery
- Otsego
- Fairfield
- Hartford
- Litchfield
- Middlesex
- New Haven
- New London
- Tolland
- Windham
The watch covers the following counties in Massachusetts:
- Barnstable
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Dukes
- Essex
- Franklin
- Hampden
- Hampshire
- Middlesex
- Nantucket
- Norfolk
- Plymouth
- Suffolk
- Worcester
The storm system could bring as much as half of an inch of rainfall with locally higher amounts possible.
After the storms push through, the heat wave will end.
Sunday, July 30 will be pleasant and comfortable with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature generally ranging from the upper 70s to the low 80s.
Look for more of the same on Monday, July 31 through Thursday, Aug. 3 with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature right around 80 degrees each day.
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