July 2026

[Stormlover74]

6 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Missing me just a few miles to the north. I was watching the lightning in the north sky. Just some sprinkles here. 

Yeah we got it pretty good

[guinness77]

It is freaking eerie out here in Jamaica. Feels like I’m breathing in smoke from a campfire. 

[bluewave]

51 minutes ago, Picard said:

Completely smoked in here with zero sunlight, and the storms have moved on, so it's not that.
I only picked up 0.01", they went around me.  I did hear thunder.

There are a couple of Air Quality Index (AQI) of 800-1000 in the upper peninsula of Michigan.  I don't think it got that high in the 2023 smoke out.

https://www.airnow.gov/national-maps/
https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/?monitors=ozonepm&xmin=-12204191.014333315&xmax=-7507899.996493336&ymin=4559496.5702827135&ymax=6460026.841564831

Yeah, that area is closer to the wildfires. Probably a new record for them. From the study below it had the AQI in NYC getting above 480 back in June 2023.

https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/worst-air-quality-world-wildfire-smog-smothers-new-york

 

[MJO812]

Its nasty outside.  Very hazy and you can smell the smoke.

[winterwarlock]

Did the smoke work to dissipate the storms

 

Nada here

[Santa Claus]

disgusting outside.  unnerving

[NEG NAO]

after the storms pass it is mostly smokey sky conditions you can see the smoke hanging between the trees down the street temps only in low 80's with high humidity

 

[FPizz]

5 minute light shower here.  

[psv88]

94 and smokey. 

We never had smoke days like these as kids. It's insane that people think this isn't a warning sign that our planet is in distress.

[donsutherland1]

Despite wildfire smoke, temperatures topped out well in the 90s across the region. Highs included:

Atlantic City: 99°
Bridgeport: 92°
Islip: 92°
New York City-Central Park: 95°
New York City-JFK Airport: 98°
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 98°
Newark: 98°
Philadelphia: 98°

Temperatures will soar into the upper 80s to perhaps lower 90s tomorrow. Smoke could hold down the readings by several degrees across parts of the region. Friday will also be very warm before the temperatures ease for the weekend.

Showers and thundershowers are possible during the weekend. The greatest risk is Saturday night and Sunday. Highs will generally reach the lower and perhaps middle 80s through the middle of next week.

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 strong El Niño will continue to strengthen through the summer.

The SOI was -36.56 yesterday. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.104 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 65% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal July (1991-2020 normal). July will likely finish with a mean temperature near 78.5° (1.0° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 2.0° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

[steve392]

Thought the thunderstorms woulda cleared some of the smoke, in fact it's worse then earlier.  

[FPizz]

2 minutes ago, steve392 said:

Thought the thunderstorms woulda cleared some of the smoke, in fact it's worse then earlier.  

The storms were the leading edge of the thicker smoke.

[doncat]

79/74 smokey.

[NEG NAO]

and the GOES Sats are down

Sector Images: Northeast - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

[NEG NAO]

[Wannabehippie]

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Its nasty outside.  Very hazy and you can smell the smoke.

Not nearly as bad as it was in 2023 though. That year was BAD. It was like Los Angeles in the 70s. 

[jm1220]

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

94 and smokey. 

We never had smoke days like these as kids. It's insane that people think this isn't a warning sign that our planet is in distress.

It’s disgusting. I was just outside for 30 mins and my eyes are stinging and throat is itching. 

[jm1220]

56 minutes ago, steve392 said:

Thought the thunderstorms woulda cleared some of the smoke, in fact it's worse then earlier.  

It was the edge of the cold front which is driving the smoke in from the north. Sinking air too behind the front which brings the smoke to the ground. 

[SRRTA22]

5 minutes ago, Wannabehippie said:

Not nearly as bad as it was in 2023 though. That year was BAD. It was like Los Angeles in the 70s. 

It's as bad as it was in the leading days to the marspocalypse...

Honestly if this smoke came in earlier around the same time as 2023 did , it would be that bad 

It's extremely smokey

[MJO812]

6 minutes ago, Wannabehippie said:

Not nearly as bad as it was in 2023 though. That year was BAD. It was like Los Angeles in the 70s. 

I still have pics of it.

[MJO812]

4 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

It’s disgusting. I was just outside for 30 mins and my eyes are stinging and throat is itching. 

Tomorrow will be worse

[Neblizzard]

7 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Tomorrow will be worse

We got hit with storms here in Union county and the wind make the smoke even worse.   It’s getting bad. 

[jm1220]

13 minutes ago, Neblizzard said:

We got hit with storms here in Union county and the wind make the smoke even worse.   It’s getting bad. 

It’s not as bad as 2023 but definitely to the point where it’s not healthy to be outside for long periods of time. And we’ll see how bad tomorrow gets-this stuff is being funneled right at us behind this front. 

[MJO812]

The smell is getting stronger here in Brooklyn.

[SRRTA22]

7 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

The smell is getting stronger here in Brooklyn.

The timing of the smoke came in the evening . Had this came in around 1-2pm like 2023 it wouldve been the same

[jm1220]

Seeing some AQIs over 200 in NYC now. 

[Nibor]

Tonight down at the Hoboken waterfront around 7:00 PM

[SACRUS]

Today's Highs:


ACY: 100
New Brnswck: 99
EWR: 98
JFK: 98
LGA: 98
PHL: 98
BLM: 98
TTN: 97
TEB: 96
NYC: 95
ISP: 92

[the_other_guy]

Ive been flying all afternoon and evening and that narrow line of storms that stretched across city back to Penn was absolutely fascinating. It existed in a long narrow band, and as of 945pm is still off the coast with tops to 50,000 feet.

 

Needless to say that is unusual.

 

That combined with the smoke that rapidly moved in around 4 pm has made it an interesting flying day.