July 2026

[donsutherland1]

As of 1:30 pm, Bridgeport, Islip, and JFK Airport had set daily rainfall records for July 6. Parts of Brooklyn, Nassau County, and Orange County were reporting flash flooding. Otisville in Orange County had received 7.78" of rain.

Brooklyn, Bridgeport, Islip, New Haven, JFK Airport, and Staten Island will likely see more additional rainfall than either Central Park or LaGuardia Airport through the remainder of the event. Parts of central New Jersey, the Connecticut shore and Long Island could see the highest additional rainfall amounts with additional flooding likely.

[MJO812]

[Rmine1]

21 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Flash Flood Warning for Southwest Suffolk now. Reports of flooding on MPING. 

2.34" here but the heaviest rain having trouble making it north of the LIE. South shore has a long way to go

There’s some serious flooding in the Babylon, West Islip, and Bay Shore area. I’m in Brightwaters, where there are several underground streams. Basement flooding is going to be a major issue for the area 

[jm1220]

Cool mesolow feature south of LI currently. Here maybe finally some heavier rain. Getting close to 2”. Good for the south shore seeing more. 

[Brian5671]

2 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Cool mesolow feature south of LI currently. Here maybe finally some heavier rain. Getting close to 2”. Good for the south shore seeing more. 

just about everyone will cash in on this event.   Good for the lawns and vegetation/ongoing drought

[allgame830]

4 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

just about everyone will cash in on this event.   Good for the lawns and vegetation/ongoing drought

Central Westchester County hasnt seen much at all during the day today... you think it will fill in?

[Prue11]

3 minutes ago, allgame830 said:

Central Westchester County hasnt seen much at all during the day today... you think it will fill in?

No

[Intensewind002]

Up to 2.64" here now, widespread street flooding. First 2"+ rain event here since August 2024, probably had 2" liquid equivalent with the blizzard though

[Prue11]

11 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

just about everyone will cash in on this event.   Good for the lawns and vegetation/ongoing drought

Won’t need the sprinklers for a week or two

[jm1220]

Looks like a spot near Plainedge/Farmingdale could have close to 5”. 

[WestBabylonWeather]

1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

Looks like a spot near Plainedge/Farmingdale could have close to 5”. 

I’m pretty close to Farmingdale and that’s probably true 

[psv88]

2.81" and pouring. Wind has picked up. Definitely some sort of mesolow. 

[Brian5671]

13 minutes ago, allgame830 said:

Central Westchester County hasnt seen much at all during the day today... you think it will fill in?

Weenie band to the north-maybe that drops south later?

[bluewave]

59 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Governor Sherrill....Bueller, Bueller.

First the power outages and now flooding.  Crickets.  Could probably use a State of Emergency in a few counties about now.

It’s a good thing that there were no injuries with how close a call this was.

 

[bkviking]

Pouring here in Lake Grove by mall. Seems like flood warning is needed as ponding from earlier rains everywhere.  My area in Setauket is out of electric too since midnight and have been driving around looking for dry ice or even ice and sold out until i found several bags at a Speedway but after hours driving around. 

[SnoSki14]

17 minutes ago, bluewave said:

It’s a good thing that there were no injuries with how close a call this was.

 

It's a miracle. Thank God it was after the holiday weekend 

[weathermedic]

6 inches since last night at my station in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn. My little bit of lawn won't be brown too much longer!

[winterwx21]

The downpour in Somerset fell apart and radar is pretty quiet now. Looks like 1.06" is gonna do it here. Would've liked a lot more since we're in a severe drought, but at least it was enough to give everything a good watering. 

[Intensewind002]

2.89" here now. Rain died down but is picking up a bit again. 3.64" on the radar estimate not sure if im low on my totals

[mikeysed]

Just drove from Long Branch to Caldwell NJ. Parkway was fine, water went down except for 1 road closed in long branch. 

 

Is the worst of it over or later will it back build and clobber where it sets up? Looks like it's all exiting east

[BoulderWX]

2 minutes ago, mikeysed said:

Just drove from Long Branch to Caldwell NJ. Parkway was fine, water went down except for 1 road closed in long branch. 

 

Is the worst of it over or later will it back build and clobber where it sets up? Looks like it's all exiting east

the worst seems to be over but there will still be some heavier downpours across the area tonight.

[jm1220]

Catching up here, now up to 2.3” or so. 

[psv88]

3.29", had to let some water out of the pool. Looks showery from here on out.

[psv88]

45 minutes ago, Intensewind002 said:

2.89" here now. Rain died down but is picking up a bit again. 3.64" on the radar estimate not sure if im low on my totals

Most PWS in western suffolk (especially SW Suffolk) are in the 3-3.5" range. 

[Prue11]

3.45” maybe make it to 3.75” but I doubt 4”

[donsutherland1]

Through 4 pm, storm total rainfall totals included:

Bridgeport: 2.09"
Farmingdale: 3.23"
Islip: 2.52"
New Haven: 2.12"
New York City-Central Park: 1.01"
New York City-JFK Airport: 2.49"
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 1.01"
Newark: 0.95"
Philadelphia: 2.00"
Reading: 1.44"
Scranton: 2.18"
White Plains: 0.67"
Wilmington, DE: 2.17"

The following locations have set daily rainfall records for July 6th: Bridgeport (1.14"), Farmingdale (2.92"), Islip (2.43"), New Haven (1.82"), and JFK Airport: 1.70". 

Periods of rain will likely continue into tomorrow. The heaviest rains will probably affect parts of Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey. Lighter amounts are likely in locations such as Central Park and LaGuardia Airport, as the atmosphere is relatively stable. 

All said, a general 1"-3" rainfall with locally higher amounts near or above 4" is likely across most of the New York City area. The areas favored for heavier rains will see a general 2"-4" with locally higher amounts of 5" or more. 

Tomorrow will be another cool day with highs mainly in the lower 70s. It will turn warmer to end the week. No excessive heat appears likely through mid-month.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +3.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.8°C for the week centered around July 1. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +2.80°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.52°C. The ongoing El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI is not available due to data feed issues. This could be an extended issue.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.966 today. 

 

[Santa Claus]

2 hours ago, bluewave said:

It’s a good thing that there were no injuries with how close a call this was.

 

man there are days at my local costco where this would kill like ten people, amazing luck nobody was hurt

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

My bootleg gauge (I need to get a legit one) had 3.5” just now. Biggest event here in Lynbrook in over a year.


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[Santa Claus]

that easterly fetch is very strong, i am actually kinda cold with the strong damp wind.  and my body being tuned to 105 i guess

[NorthShoreWx]

Meanwhile, Fairfield and New Haven counties are getting rather drowned.

Temp here is only 64° 

2.88" rain since midnight , 2.99" storm total, 3.55" since the 4th.  Still raining.